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Pasta vs. Crème caramel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pasta and crème caramel different?

  • Pasta is richer in vitamin B1, folate, iron, manganese, and copper, while crème caramel is higher in vitamin B12, calcium, and vitamin B5.
  • Crème caramel covers your daily need for cholesterol, 19% more than pasta.
  • Pasta contains 22 times more manganese than crème caramel. Pasta contains 0.224mg of manganese, while crème caramel contains 0.01mg.
  • Pasta is lower in cholesterol.
  • Crème caramel has a higher glycemic index (65) than pasta (49).

Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked and Desserts, flan, caramel custard, prepared-from-recipe types were used in this article.

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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 6.4% 25% 10% 14% 9.3% 13% 41% 6.9% 1.3% 47%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +232.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +19.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2140%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1283.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +391.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52.4%

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.
Pasta
Pasta
3
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% 15% 4.6% 0% 8% 48% 1.5% 31% 10% 45% 0.5% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +553.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1109.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +611.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +180.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +157.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pasta Crème caramel DV% diff.
Cholesterol 33mg 90mg 19%
Selenium 8.7µg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.209mg 0.032mg 15%
Folate 64µg 9µg 14%
Iron 1.14mg 0.38mg 10%
Manganese 0.224mg 0.01mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 0.36µg 9%
Calcium 6mg 83mg 8%
Copper 0.093mg 0.028mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.514mg 7%
Saturated fat 0.15g 1.799g 7%
Vitamin B3 0.992mg 0.082mg 6%
Phosphorus 63mg 96mg 5%
Fats 1.05g 4.03g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.21mg 5%
Vitamin A 6µg 46µg 4%
Potassium 24mg 118mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.124g 1.266g 3%
Sodium 6mg 53mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 9mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.044mg 1%
Calories 131kcal 145kcal 1%
Protein 5.15g 4.53g 1%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.47mg 1%
Carbs 24.93g 22.78g 1%
Net carbs 24.93g 22.78g N/A
Sugar 23.15g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.429g 0.392g 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%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pasta
Pasta
3
5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
5% 4% 23% 68%
Protein: 4.53 g
Fats: 4.03 g
Carbs: 22.78 g
Water: 68.05 g
Other: 0.61 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.7%
Contains more FatsFats +283.8%
Contains more OtherOther +96.8%
~equal in Carbs ~22.78g
~equal in Water ~68.05g

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
52% 37% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.799 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.266 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.392 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +921%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.392g

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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. Crème caramel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167574/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.