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Pasta vs. Beef noodle soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pasta and beef noodle soup

  • Beef noodle soup has less vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, iron, and phosphorus than pasta.
  • Pasta covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 15% more than beef noodle soup.
  • Pasta has 17 times more cholesterol than beef noodle soup. While pasta has 33mg of cholesterol, beef noodle soup has only 2mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked and Soup, beef noodle, canned, prepared with equal volume water.

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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.
Pasta
Pasta
6
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 2.4% 3.5% 17% 20% 17% 8.1% 42% 14% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more IronIron +159.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +55%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +231.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +105.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +10.7%

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.
Pasta
Pasta
8
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%
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 0.67% 1.7% 10% 0% 7% 5.5% 8% 4.8% 3.5% 10% 2% 6% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +646.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +525%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +133.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +128.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +126.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +75%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pasta Beef noodle soup DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.209mg 0.028mg 15%
Folate 64µg 8µg 14%
Sodium 6mg 325mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.024mg 10%
Cholesterol 33mg 2mg 10%
Iron 1.14mg 0.44mg 9%
Carbs 24.93g 3.58g 7%
Phosphorus 63mg 19mg 6%
Protein 5.15g 1.93g 6%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Manganese 0.224mg 0.109mg 5%
Calories 131kcal 34kcal 5%
Magnesium 18mg 3mg 4%
Copper 0.093mg 0.06mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.992mg 0.425mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.5mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 0.08µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.08mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.429g 0.195g 2%
Fiber 0.3g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.124g 0.495g 1%
Saturated fat 0.15g 0.455g 1%
Choline 7mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.62mg 1%
Fats 1.05g 1.23g 0%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 24.93g 3.28g N/A
Calcium 6mg 8mg 0%
Potassium 24mg 40mg 0%
Sugar 1.03g N/A
Vitamin A 6µg 5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.103mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pasta
Pasta
2
5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
2% 4% 92%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 1.23 g
Carbs: 3.58 g
Water: 92.16 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +166.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +596.4%
Contains more FatsFats +17.1%
Contains more WaterWater +34.4%
Contains more OtherOther +254.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pasta
Pasta
2
21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 g
40% 43% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.455 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.495 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.195 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +120%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +299.2%

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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. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/nutrients
  2. Beef noodle soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172906/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.