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Pasta vs. Pea soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pasta and pea soup

  • Pasta has more folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, and iron; however, pea soup is higher in copper.
  • Pasta covers your daily need for folate, 16% more than pea soup.
  • The glycemic index of pea soup is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked and Soup, pea, green, 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
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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 11% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more IronIron +56.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +34%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +195.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +57%
Contains more ZincZinc +14.3%
~equal in Manganese ~0.245mg

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
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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%
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 2% 1% 1.8% 0% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +422.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +114.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +273.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +6300%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pasta Pea soup DV% diff.
Folate 64µg 1µg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.209mg 0.04mg 14%
Sodium 6mg 336mg 14%
Cholesterol 33mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.025mg 10%
Fiber 1.9g 8%
Selenium 3.6µg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 0µg 6%
Copper 0.093mg 0.146mg 6%
Carbs 24.93g 9.88g 5%
Iron 1.14mg 0.73mg 5%
Protein 5.15g 3.2g 4%
Calories 131kcal 61kcal 4%
Vitamin B3 0.992mg 0.462mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.049mg 3%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Phosphorus 63mg 47mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.15g 0.524g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.429g 0.142g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.124g 0.372g 1%
Potassium 24mg 71mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Manganese 0.224mg 0.245mg 1%
Calcium 6mg 12mg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 15mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.64mg 1%
Fats 1.05g 1.09g 0%
Net carbs 24.93g 7.98g N/A
Sugar 3.19g N/A
Vitamin A 6µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 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
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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
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +60.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +152.3%
Contains more WaterWater +23.3%
Contains more OtherOther +312.9%
~equal in Fats ~1.09g

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
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +202.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +200%

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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. Pea soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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