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Pasta vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between pasta and sweet and sour

  • Pasta has more folate, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and vitamin B12; however, sweet, and sour has more manganese and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for sweet and sour is 23% higher.
  • Sweet and sour has a higher glycemic index than pasta.

Food types used in this article are Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more IronIron +442.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +522.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +312.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +239.7%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +335.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +689.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +430.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +96.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +55.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pasta Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Manganese 0.224mg 0.761mg 23%
Sodium 6mg 371mg 16%
Folate 64µg 8µg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.209mg 0.048mg 13%
Iron 1.14mg 0.21mg 12%
Cholesterol 33mg 0mg 11%
Protein 5.15g 0.27g 10%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.019mg 10%
Phosphorus 63mg 7mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.992mg 0.187mg 5%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.09mg 4%
Carbs 24.93g 38.22g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.429g 0g 3%
Potassium 24mg 99mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.093mg 2%
Fats 1.05g 0.02g 2%
Magnesium 18mg 8mg 2%
Copper 0.093mg 0.079mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.15g 0g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.053mg 1%
Calories 131kcal 150kcal 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 1µg 1%
Net carbs 24.93g 38.12g N/A
Calcium 6mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 18.75g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Choline 2.4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.124g 0g 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
3
5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1807.4%
Contains more FatsFats +5150%
Contains more WaterWater +13.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +53.3%
Contains more OtherOther +293.5%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/nutrients

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

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