Millet vs. Somen noodles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are millet and somen noodles different?
- Millet has more copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and zinc than somen noodles.
- Daily need coverage for copper for millet is 15% higher.
- Millet contains 22 times more magnesium than somen noodles. While millet contains 44mg of magnesium, somen noodles contains only 2mg.
- Millet has less sodium.
Millet, cooked and Noodles, japanese, somen, cooked are the varieties used 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +2100% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +113.8% |
| Contains more IronIron | +21.2% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +544% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +313.6% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +270.4% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.8% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +166.7% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +430% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +148.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +1271.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +730.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +850% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Copper | 0.161mg | 0.025mg | 15% |
| Magnesium | 44mg | 2mg | 10% |
| Phosphorus | 100mg | 27mg | 10% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.33mg | 0.097mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.108mg | 0.013mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 2mg | 161mg | 7% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.106mg | 0.02mg | 7% |
| Zinc | 0.91mg | 0.22mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1.3g | 5% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.082mg | 0.033mg | 4% |
| Folate | 19µg | 2µg | 4% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.508g | 0.073g | 3% |
| Selenium | 0.9µg | 2% | |
| Choline | 11.2mg | 2% | |
| Saturated fat | 0.172g | 0.025g | 1% |
| Protein | 3.51g | 4g | 1% |
| Calories | 119kcal | 131kcal | 1% |
| Manganese | 0.272mg | 0.251mg | 1% |
| Fats | 1g | 0.18g | 1% |
| Iron | 0.63mg | 0.52mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 62mg | 29mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 8mg | 1% |
| Carbs | 23.67g | 27.54g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 22.37g | 27.54g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.13g | N/A | |
| Vitamin E | 0.02mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.171mg | 0.172mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.3µg | 0% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.184g | 0.021g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.038mg | 0.051mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.113mg | 0.106mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.148mg | 0.155mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.446mg | 0.274mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.067mg | 0.077mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.07mg | 0.062mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.185mg | 0.194mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.184mg | 0.171mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.075mg | 0.081mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
3.51 g
Fats:
1 g
Carbs:
23.67 g
Water:
71.41 g
Other:
0.41 g
Protein:
4 g
Fats:
0.18 g
Carbs:
27.54 g
Water:
67.91 g
Other:
0.37 g
| Contains more FatsFats | +455.6% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +14% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +16.3% |
~equal in
Water
~67.91g
~equal in
Other
~0.37g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.172 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.184 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.508 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.021 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.073 g
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +776.2% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +595.9% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -85.5% |
