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Noodles vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between noodles and spread

  • Noodles has more selenium, folate, manganese, vitamin B1, and iron, while spread has more vitamin B12, vitamin E, and choline.
  • Spread covers your daily need for sodium, 44% more than noodles.
  • Noodles contains 42 times more folate than spread. While noodles contains 84µg of folate, spread contains only 2µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in noodles is lower.
  • Spread has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of spread is 0, while the glycemic index of noodles is 50.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked and Sandwich spread, pork, beef.

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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 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +162.5%
Contains more IronIron +86.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1111.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +146.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +189.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +56.9%
~equal in Calcium ~12mg

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%
Spread
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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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +68%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +4100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +923.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +500%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +63.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +160.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1144.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +142.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.134mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Noodles Spread DV% diff.
Sodium 5mg 1013mg 44%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 1.12µg 43%
Selenium 23.9µg 9.7µg 26%
Saturated fat 0.419g 5.977g 25%
Fats 2.07g 17.34g 23%
Folate 84µg 2µg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 0.581g 7.584g 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 2.565g 13%
Manganese 0.315mg 0.026mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.289mg 0.172mg 10%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1.74mg 10%
Iron 1.47mg 0.79mg 9%
Choline 25.7mg 62.3mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.12mg 6%
Protein 4.54g 7.66g 6%
Calories 138kcal 235kcal 5%
Carbs 25.16g 11.94g 4%
Fiber 1.2g 0.2g 4%
Copper 0.098mg 0.13mg 4%
Cholesterol 29mg 38mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.263mg 0.43mg 3%
Zinc 0.65mg 1.02mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin B3 2.077mg 1.73mg 2%
Potassium 38mg 110mg 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 26µg 2%
Vitamin D 4IU 22IU 2%
Phosphorus 76mg 59mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.6µg 1%
Net carbs 23.96g 11.74g N/A
Calcium 12mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 0.4g 0g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.136mg 0.134mg 0%
Trans fat 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.138mg 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.19mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.365mg 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.24mg 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.121mg 0.279mg 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
Spread
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8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +110.7%
Contains more WaterWater +12.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +68.7%
Contains more FatsFats +737.7%
Contains more OtherOther +456%

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
Spread
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1205.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +364.7%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.