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Noodles vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between noodles and butter

  • Noodles has more selenium, vitamin B1, folate, iron, manganese, and vitamin B3; however, butter is higher in vitamin A and vitamin E.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 250% more than noodles.
  • Butter contains 79 times less manganese than noodles. Noodles contains 0.315mg of manganese, while butter contains 0.004mg.
  • Noodles has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of noodles is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked and Butter, without salt.

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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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 55% 33% 18% 33% 0.65% 41% 130%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +950%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.3%
Contains more IronIron +7250%
Contains more CopperCopper +512.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +622.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +216.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7775%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2290%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%

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% 2% 3.4% 1.5% 72% 31% 39% 16% 11% 11% 0% 63% 14%
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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 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5680%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4845.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +139.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1433.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +2700%
Contains more CholineCholine +36.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +11300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1264.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +88.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Noodles Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.419g 50.489g 228%
Fats 2.07g 81.11g 122%
Vitamin A 6µg 684µg 75%
Cholesterol 29mg 215mg 62%
Monounsaturated fat 0.581g 23.43g 57%
Selenium 23.9µg 1µg 42%
Calories 138kcal 717kcal 29%
Vitamin B1 0.289mg 0.005mg 24%
Folate 84µg 3µg 20%
Iron 1.47mg 0.02mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 3.01g 16%
Manganese 0.315mg 0.004mg 14%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 2.32mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.077mg 0.042mg 13%
Copper 0.098mg 0.016mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.136mg 0.034mg 8%
Carbs 25.16g 0.06g 8%
Phosphorus 76mg 24mg 7%
Protein 4.54g 0.85g 7%
Vitamin K 0µg 7µg 6%
Zinc 0.65mg 0.09mg 5%
Fiber 1.2g 0g 5%
Magnesium 21mg 2mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0.17µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.263mg 0.11mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.003mg 3%
Choline 25.7mg 18.8mg 1%
Calcium 12mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 0IU 1%
Net carbs 23.96g 0.06g N/A
Potassium 38mg 24mg 0%
Sugar 0.4g 0.06g N/A
Sodium 5mg 11mg 0%
Trans fat 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.138mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.19mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.365mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.24mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.121mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +434.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +41833.3%
Contains more WaterWater +277.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1150%
Contains more FatsFats +3818.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3932.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +445.3%

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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. Noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169732/nutrients
  2. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.