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Noodles vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between noodles and potato salad

  • Noodles has more selenium, folate, vitamin B1, iron, manganese, and vitamin B3; however, potato salad has more vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for noodles is 36% higher.
  • Potato salad has 12 times less folate than noodles. Noodles has 84µg of folate, while potato salad has 7µg.
  • Noodles is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked and Potato salad, home-prepared.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40%
Contains more IronIron +126.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +109.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +211.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +482.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +58.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +568.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +20.4%

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%
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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +275.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +126.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +133.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +103%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +206.5%
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Noodles Potato salad DV% diff.
Selenium 23.9µg 4.1µg 36%
Sodium 5mg 529mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 3.737g 21%
Folate 84µg 7µg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.289mg 0.077mg 18%
Cholesterol 29mg 68mg 13%
Vitamin C 0mg 10mg 11%
Iron 1.47mg 0.65mg 10%
Manganese 0.315mg 0.101mg 9%
Fats 2.07g 8.2g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.141mg 7%
Vitamin B3 2.077mg 0.89mg 7%
Potassium 38mg 254mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.136mg 0.06mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.581g 2.48g 5%
Saturated fat 0.419g 1.429g 5%
Choline 25.7mg 5%
Carbs 25.16g 11.17g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.263mg 0.534mg 5%
Protein 4.54g 2.68g 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Zinc 0.65mg 0.31mg 3%
Vitamin A 6µg 32µg 3%
Phosphorus 76mg 52mg 3%
Copper 0.098mg 0.118mg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 15mg 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 0IU 1%
Calcium 12mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Calories 138kcal 143kcal 0%
Net carbs 23.96g 9.87g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Fiber 1.2g 1.3g 0%
Trans fat 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.138mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.19mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.365mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.24mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.121mg 0.062mg 0%

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
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +69.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +125.2%
Contains more FatsFats +296.1%
Contains more WaterWater +12.2%
Contains more OtherOther +290%

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
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +326.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +577%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.