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Pasta vs. Rice pudding — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pasta and rice pudding

  • Pasta has more folate, vitamin B1, iron, copper, and manganese; however, rice pudding has more calcium.
  • Pasta's daily need coverage for folate is 15% more.
  • Pasta has 6 times more cholesterol than rice pudding. Pasta has 33mg of cholesterol, while rice pudding has 6mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked and Puddings, rice, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk.

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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
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 9.3% 32% 11% 14% 6% 10% 37% 14% 7.4% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.5%
Contains more IronIron +208.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +416.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +47.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +293%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +441.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.1%

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
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 2.3% 15% 0% 12% 19% 33% 8.3% 17% 8.1% 30% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +178.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +123.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1500%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +57.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +71.4%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.141mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.035mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pasta Rice pudding DV% diff.
Folate 64µg 4µg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.209mg 0.075mg 11%
Calcium 6mg 105mg 10%
Iron 1.14mg 0.37mg 10%
Cholesterol 33mg 6mg 9%
Copper 0.093mg 0.018mg 8%
Manganese 0.224mg 0.057mg 7%
Sodium 6mg 109mg 4%
Protein 5.15g 3.29g 4%
Vitamin D 0.8µg 4%
Vitamin A 6µg 46µg 4%
Saturated fat 0.15g 0.967g 4%
Vitamin D 34IU 4%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 0.24µg 4%
Phosphorus 63mg 87mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.992mg 0.443mg 3%
Potassium 24mg 130mg 3%
Selenium 1.9µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.288mg 2%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.38mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.429g 0.06g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.124g 0.441g 1%
Calories 131kcal 111kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.141mg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 13mg 1%
Carbs 24.93g 20.81g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Fats 1.05g 1.63g 1%
Net carbs 24.93g 20.71g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.035mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0.126mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.197mg 0.169mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0.273mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0.221mg 0%
Methionine 0.079mg 0.07mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.247mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0.187mg 0%
Histidine 0.103mg 0.075mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
3% 21% 73%
Protein: 3.29 g
Fats: 1.63 g
Carbs: 20.81 g
Water: 73.43 g
Other: 0.84 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +56.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.8%
Contains more FatsFats +55.2%
Contains more OtherOther +171%
~equal in Water ~73.43g

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
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.967 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.441 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +615%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +255.6%

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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. Rice pudding - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169611/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.