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Mustard vs. Spaghetti — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mustard and spaghetti?

  • Mustard is richer than spaghetti in iron, vitamin B1, selenium, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, and calcium.
  • Mustard's daily need coverage for sodium is 48% more.
  • Mustard has 9 times more calcium than spaghetti. While mustard has 63mg of calcium, spaghetti has only 7mg.
  • The amount of sodium in spaghetti is lower.
  • The glycemic index of mustard is lower.

We used Mustard, prepared, yellow 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 34% 19% 13% 60% 25% 17% 46% 144% 55% 183%
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 +166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +245.5%
Contains more IronIron +222%
Contains more ZincZinc +25.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +26.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%

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.
Mustard
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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 1% 1.7% 7.2% 0% 44% 16% 11% 15% 16% 0% 3.5% 5.3% 12%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +785%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +41.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +126.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +250%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mustard Spaghetti DV% diff.
Sodium 1104mg 1mg 48%
Iron 1.61mg 0.5mg 14%
Selenium 33.5µg 26.4µg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.177mg 0.02mg 13%
Starch 0.64g 26.01g 10%
Fiber 4g 1.8g 9%
Carbs 5.83g 30.86g 8%
Magnesium 48mg 18mg 7%
Phosphorus 108mg 58mg 7%
Calcium 63mg 7mg 6%
Calories 60kcal 158kcal 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.182g 0.131g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.02mg 4%
Manganese 0.422mg 0.322mg 4%
Protein 3.74g 5.8g 4%
Fats 3.34g 0.93g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 0.112mg 3%
Choline 22.4mg 6.4mg 3%
Potassium 152mg 44mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.774g 0.326g 3%
Copper 0.074mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.049mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.36mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.51mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 1.83g 29.06g N/A
Sugar 0.92g 0.56g N/A
Folate 7µg 7µg 0%
Trans fat 0.009g 0g N/A
Saturated fat 0.214g 0.176g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.167mg 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.292mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.264mg 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.161mg 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.189mg 0.262mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0.132mg 0%
Fructose 0.23g 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.373g 0.024g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.01g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.358g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 3% 6% 84% 3%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 3.34 g
Carbs: 5.83 g
Water: 83.72 g
Other: 3.37 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 FatsFats +259.1%
Contains more WaterWater +34.7%
Contains more OtherOther +1103.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +55.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +429.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 69% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.214 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.182 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.774 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1565.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +137.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 14% 30% 15%
Starch: 0.64 g
Sucrose: 0.21 g
Glucose: 0.47 g
Fructose: 0.23 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
98%
Starch: 26.01 g
Sucrose: 0.09 g
Glucose: 0.04 g
Fructose: 0.03 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.4 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +133.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1075%
Contains more FructoseFructose +666.7%
Contains more StarchStarch +3964.1%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Mustard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172234/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.