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Pasta vs. Whisky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pasta and whisky?

  • Whisky has less vitamin B1, folate, iron, vitamin B2, manganese, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and vitamin B12 than pasta.
  • Pasta's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 17% higher.
  • Whisky contains less cholesterol.
  • Whisky has a lower glycemic index than pasta.

We used Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof types in this comparison.

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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
8
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%
Whisky
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.09% 0.75% 4.7% 0.55% 1.3% 0% 1% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2300%
Contains more IronIron +5600%
Contains more CopperCopper +564.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2000%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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
8
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%
Whisky
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% 2% 0.23% 0.94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2512.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1884%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~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 Whisky DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.209mg 0.008mg 17%
Folate 64µg 0µg 16%
Iron 1.14mg 0.02mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.001mg 11%
Cholesterol 33mg 0mg 11%
Protein 5.15g 0g 10%
Phosphorus 63mg 3mg 9%
Manganese 0.224mg 0.008mg 9%
Copper 0.093mg 0.014mg 9%
Carbs 24.93g 0.1g 8%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.992mg 0.05mg 6%
Calories 131kcal 250kcal 6%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.02mg 5%
Magnesium 18mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.429g 0g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0mg 3%
Fats 1.05g 0g 2%
Saturated fat 0.15g 0g 1%
Calcium 6mg 0mg 1%
Potassium 24mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 24.93g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 0.1g N/A
Sodium 6mg 0mg 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
4
5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
Whisky
1
64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24830%
Contains more OtherOther +11512.9%
~equal in Water ~63.9g

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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. Whisky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174819/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.