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Pasta vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pasta and soft serve

  • Pasta has more folate, vitamin B1, iron, and manganese; however, soft serve is richer in vitamin B12, calcium, vitamin A, and phosphorus.
  • Soft serve covers your daily saturated fat needs 37% more than pasta.
  • Soft serve has 45 times less manganese than pasta. Pasta has 0.224mg of manganese, while soft serve has 0.005mg.
  • Pasta contains less cholesterol.
  • Soft serve has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of soft serve is 79, while the glycemic index of pasta is 49.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate.

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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
5
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 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more IronIron +442.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +210%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4380%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2083.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +637.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +84.1%
~equal in Zinc ~0.52mg

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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +326.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +944.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +611.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +176.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +257.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pasta Soft serve DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.15g 7.46g 33%
Cholesterol 33mg 91mg 19%
Fats 1.05g 13g 18%
Vitamin A 6µg 162µg 17%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 0.5µg 15%
Folate 64µg 9µg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.209mg 0.049mg 13%
Calcium 6mg 131mg 13%
Iron 1.14mg 0.21mg 12%
Manganese 0.224mg 0.005mg 10%
Phosphorus 63mg 116mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.124g 3.49g 8%
Copper 0.093mg 0.03mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.506mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.992mg 0.095mg 6%
Choline 26mg 5%
Calories 131kcal 222kcal 5%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Potassium 24mg 177mg 5%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 4%
Vitamin D 29IU 4%
Fiber 0.7g 3%
Sodium 6mg 61mg 2%
Protein 5.15g 4.1g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.182mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Carbs 24.93g 22.2g 1%
Magnesium 18mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.048mg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 1%
Net carbs 24.93g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 21.16g N/A
Zinc 0.56mg 0.52mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.429g 0.46g 0%
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.197mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.079mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.247mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.103mg 0.099mg 0%

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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +25.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.3%
Contains more WaterWater +14.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1138.1%
Contains more OtherOther +190.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pasta
Pasta
1
21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 g
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2714.5%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.46g

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.