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Ramen noodle soup vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ramen noodle soup and soba different?

  • Ramen noodle soup is higher than soba in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, copper, phosphorus, and manganese.
  • Ramen noodle soup covers your daily need for sodium, 78% more than soba.
  • Ramen noodle soup contains 427 times more saturated fat than soba. Ramen noodle soup contains 8.117g of saturated fat, while soba contains 0.019g.
  • Ramen noodle soup has a higher glycemic index (62) than soba (46).

Soup, ramen noodle, any flavor, dry and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked types were used in this article.

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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 18% 6.3% 16% 154% 42% 16% 49% 242% 82% 126%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +177.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +425%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +417.1%
Contains more IronIron +756.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1475%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +360%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +68.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.8%

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 1% 0.33% 49% 0% 112% 59% 101% 26% 8.8% 31% 22% 87% 3%
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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% 0% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +376.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +880.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +959%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +86.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1557.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.04mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ramen noodle soup Soba DV% diff.
Sodium 1855mg 60mg 78%
Iron 4.11mg 0.48mg 45%
Selenium 23.1µg 42%
Saturated fat 8.117g 0.019g 37%
Vitamin B3 5.401mg 0.51mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.448mg 0.094mg 30%
Fats 17.59g 0.1g 27%
Folate 116µg 7µg 27%
Starch 55.97g 23%
Vitamin B2 0.255mg 0.026mg 18%
Calories 440kcal 99kcal 17%
Vitamin E 2.44mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.156g 0.026g 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.198g 0.031g 14%
Carbs 60.26g 21.44g 13%
Copper 0.126mg 0.008mg 13%
Phosphorus 115mg 25mg 13%
Fiber 2.9g 12%
Manganese 0.63mg 0.374mg 11%
Protein 10.17g 5.06g 10%
Vitamin B12 0.25µg 0µg 10%
Vitamin K 8.9µg 7%
Magnesium 25mg 9mg 4%
Potassium 181mg 35mg 4%
Zinc 0.6mg 0.12mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 0.235mg 4%
Calcium 21mg 4mg 2%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 57.36g 21.44g N/A
Sugar 1.98g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.04mg 0%
Trans fat 0.065g N/A
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.056g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.076g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 18% 60% 7% 5%
Protein: 10.17 g
Fats: 17.59 g
Carbs: 60.26 g
Water: 6.52 g
Other: 5.46 g
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5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +101%
Contains more FatsFats +17490%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +181.1%
Contains more OtherOther +1300%
Contains more WaterWater +1019.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
49% 37% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.156 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.198 g
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25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23576.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6990.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Ramen noodle soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171177/nutrients
  2. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.