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Pasta vs. Sugar substitute — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pasta and sugar substitute

  • Pasta has more vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, copper, manganese, and phosphorus; however, sugar substitute is higher in calcium.
  • Sugar substitute covers your daily need for calcium, 87% more than pasta.
  • Pasta has 14 times more zinc than sugar substitute. While pasta has 0.56mg of zinc, sugar substitute has only 0.04mg.
  • Pasta has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked and Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown.

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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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more IronIron +612.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1228.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +687.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +918.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.5%
~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
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1293.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +128.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +126.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pasta Sugar substitute DV% diff.
Calcium 6mg 879mg 87%
Sodium 6mg 572mg 25%
Carbs 24.93g 84.77g 20%
Vitamin B1 0.209mg 0.015mg 16%
Folate 64µg 16%
Iron 1.14mg 0.16mg 12%
Calories 131kcal 347kcal 11%
Cholesterol 33mg 11%
Copper 0.093mg 0.007mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.015mg 10%
Manganese 0.224mg 0.022mg 9%
Phosphorus 63mg 8mg 8%
Protein 5.15g 2.06g 6%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.992mg 6%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.04mg 5%
Magnesium 18mg 6mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.429g 3%
Fats 1.05g 0g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.08mg 2%
Fiber 0.6g 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.015mg 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Saturated fat 0.15g 1%
Net carbs 24.93g 84.17g N/A
Potassium 24mg 39mg 0%
Sugar 4.03g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.124g 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
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +150%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +650.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +240%
Contains more OtherOther +1200%

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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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/nutrients

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

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