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Marshmallow vs. Spaghetti — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between marshmallow and spaghetti?

  • Spaghetti is richer than marshmallow in selenium, manganese, phosphorus, and fiber.
  • Spaghetti's daily need coverage for selenium is 45% more.
  • Marshmallow has 103 times more sugar than spaghetti. While marshmallow has 57.56g of sugar, spaghetti has only 0.56g.
  • The glycemic index of spaghetti is lower.

We used Candies, marshmallows and Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 0.13% 42% 144%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +780%
Contains more IronIron +117.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1175%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +625%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3925%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1452.9%
~equal in Copper ~0.1mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +412.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2140%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1533.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
Contains more CholineCholine +6300%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marshmallow Spaghetti DV% diff.
Selenium 1.7µg 26.4µg 45%
Carbs 81.3g 30.86g 17%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.322mg 14%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Calories 318kcal 158kcal 8%
Protein 1.8g 5.8g 8%
Phosphorus 8mg 58mg 7%
Fiber 0.1g 1.8g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.049mg 4%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.51mg 4%
Magnesium 2mg 18mg 4%
Iron 0.23mg 0.5mg 3%
Sodium 80mg 1mg 3%
Folate 1µg 7µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.005mg 0.112mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 0.4mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.326g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.02mg 2%
Choline 0.1mg 6.4mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.056g 0.176g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.02mg 1%
Potassium 5mg 44mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.93g 1%
Net carbs 81.2g 29.06g N/A
Calcium 3mg 7mg 0%
Sugar 57.56g 0.56g N/A
Copper 0.097mg 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.06mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 0.131g 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.262mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0.132mg 0%
Fructose 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.024g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.86 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +163.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +222.2%
Contains more FatsFats +365%
Contains more WaterWater +278.8%
~equal in Other ~0.28g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.326 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +63.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +593.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/nutrients
  2. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.