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Pasta vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pasta and soba different?

  • Pasta is higher in folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, copper, iron, vitamin B12, and phosphorus; however, soba is richer in manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for pasta is 14% higher.

Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked are the varieties 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
7
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%
Soba
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more IronIron +137.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1062.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +366.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +152%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +67%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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%
Soba
2
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% 0% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +122.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +476.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +94.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +814.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pasta Soba DV% diff.
Folate 64µg 7µg 14%
Cholesterol 33mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.026mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.209mg 0.094mg 10%
Copper 0.093mg 0.008mg 9%
Iron 1.14mg 0.48mg 8%
Manganese 0.224mg 0.374mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 0µg 6%
Phosphorus 63mg 25mg 5%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.12mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.429g 0.031g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.992mg 0.51mg 3%
Calories 131kcal 99kcal 2%
Sodium 6mg 60mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 9mg 2%
Fats 1.05g 0.1g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.235mg 1%
Carbs 24.93g 21.44g 1%
Saturated fat 0.15g 0.019g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Protein 5.15g 5.06g 0%
Net carbs 24.93g 21.44g N/A
Calcium 6mg 4mg 0%
Potassium 24mg 35mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.04mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.124g 0.026g 0%
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.197mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.079mg 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.247mg 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.103mg 0.119mg 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
Soba
2
5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +950%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.3%
Contains more OtherOther +25.8%
~equal in Protein ~5.06g
~equal in Water ~73.01g

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
Soba
1
25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +376.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1283.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.3%

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/nutrients

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

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