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Pea soup vs. Spaghetti — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pea soup and spaghetti

  • Pea soup has more copper; however, spaghetti is richer in selenium.
  • Spaghetti covers your daily selenium needs 41% more than pea soup.
  • Spaghetti has 336 times less sodium than pea soup. Pea soup has 336mg of sodium, while spaghetti has 1mg.
  • Pea soup has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pea soup is 66, while the glycemic index of spaghetti is 49.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 0.13% 42% 144%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +71.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61.4%
Contains more IronIron +46%
Contains more CopperCopper +46%
Contains more ZincZinc +25.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +633.3%

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.
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% 1% 1.8% 0% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 7.2%
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% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +106.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +128.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +145%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pea soup Spaghetti DV% diff.
Selenium 3.6µg 26.4µg 41%
Sodium 336mg 1mg 15%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Carbs 9.88g 30.86g 7%
Calories 61kcal 158kcal 5%
Protein 3.2g 5.8g 5%
Copper 0.146mg 0.1mg 5%
Manganese 0.245mg 0.322mg 3%
Iron 0.73mg 0.5mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.524g 0.176g 2%
Folate 1µg 7µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.049mg 2%
Phosphorus 47mg 58mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.02mg 2%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.51mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 18mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.142g 0.326g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.372g 0.131g 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 0.112mg 1%
Choline 13.2mg 6.4mg 1%
Calcium 12mg 7mg 1%
Potassium 71mg 44mg 1%
Fats 1.09g 0.93g 0%
Net carbs 7.98g 29.06g N/A
Sugar 3.19g 0.56g N/A
Fiber 1.9g 1.8g 0%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.462mg 0.4mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.262mg 0%
Histidine 0.132mg 0%
Fructose 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.024g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 g
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.86 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more FatsFats +17.2%
Contains more WaterWater +36.1%
Contains more OtherOther +357.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +81.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +212.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 g
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.326 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +184%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +129.6%

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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. Pea soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/nutrients
  2. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/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.