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Pasta vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pasta and hot sauce

  • Pasta has more folate, vitamin B1, iron, manganese, phosphorus, and copper; however, hot sauce has more vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Hot sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 115% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot.

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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
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +260%
Contains more IronIron +137.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +232.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +409.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +472.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +357.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +500%
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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
6
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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +480.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +82.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +290.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +66.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +966.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +361.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pasta Hot sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 6mg 2643mg 115%
Vitamin C 0mg 74.8mg 83%
Folate 64µg 6µg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.209mg 0.036mg 14%
Cholesterol 33mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.157mg 9%
Protein 5.15g 0.51g 9%
Carbs 24.93g 1.75g 8%
Manganese 0.224mg 0.049mg 8%
Iron 1.14mg 0.48mg 8%
Copper 0.093mg 0.028mg 7%
Phosphorus 63mg 11mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 0µg 6%
Calories 131kcal 11kcal 6%
Vitamin B3 0.992mg 0.254mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.082mg 5%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.11mg 4%
Potassium 24mg 144mg 4%
Magnesium 18mg 5mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.429g 0.196g 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Fiber 0.3g 1%
Fats 1.05g 0.37g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Net carbs 24.93g 1.45g N/A
Calcium 6mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 1.26g N/A
Vitamin A 6µg 8µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.15g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.124g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.197mg 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.079mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.247mg 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.103mg 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +909.8%
Contains more FatsFats +183.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1324.6%
Contains more WaterWater +31.2%
Contains more OtherOther +2283.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +313.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +118.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.3%

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.