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Pasta, cooked, enriched, with added salt vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pasta, cooked, enriched, with added salt and pasta

  • Pasta, cooked, enriched, with added salt has more vitamin B1; however, pasta is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Pasta covers your daily cholesterol needs 11% more than pasta, cooked, enriched, with added salt.
  • Pasta contains 22 times less sodium than pasta, cooked, enriched, with added salt. Pasta, cooked, enriched, with added salt contains 131mg of sodium, while pasta contains 6mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Pasta, cooked, enriched, with added salt and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked.

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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 13% 2.1% 3.9% 48% 33% 14% 25% 17% 42% 144%
Pasta
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +83.3%
Contains more IronIron +12.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +43.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~18mg
~equal in Copper ~0.093mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.56mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~63mg

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% 0% 1.2% 0% 69% 31% 32% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 55% 0%
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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% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +31.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +44.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +10.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +63.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pasta, cooked, enriched, with added salt Pasta DV% diff.
Selenium 26.4µg 48%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Cholesterol 0mg 33mg 11%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.14µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.274mg 0.209mg 5%
Sodium 131mg 6mg 5%
Manganese 0.322mg 0.224mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.689mg 0.992mg 4%
Iron 1.28mg 1.14mg 2%
Carbs 30.59g 24.93g 2%
Folate 73µg 64µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.049mg 0.034mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.136mg 0.15mg 1%
Protein 5.8g 5.15g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.326g 0.429g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.112mg 0.183mg 1%
Calories 157kcal 131kcal 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Phosphorus 58mg 63mg 1%
Copper 0.1mg 0.093mg 1%
Potassium 44mg 24mg 1%
Fats 0.93g 1.05g 0%
Net carbs 28.79g 24.93g N/A
Magnesium 18mg 18mg 0%
Calcium 7mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 0.56g N/A
Zinc 0.51mg 0.56mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.176g 0.15g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.131g 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.203mg 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.224mg 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.434mg 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.064mg 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.293mg 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.258mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.131mg 0.103mg 0%
Fructose 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.024g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.59 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.55 g
Pasta
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5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.7%
Contains more OtherOther +77.4%
Contains more FatsFats +12.9%
Contains more WaterWater +10.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.326 g
Pasta
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21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -14.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +31.6%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.124g

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. Pasta, cooked, enriched, with added salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169751/nutrients
  2. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/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.