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Rice noodles vs. Spaghetti — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between rice noodles and spaghetti

  • Rice noodles have less selenium, manganese, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Spaghetti covers your daily selenium needs 40% more than rice noodles.
  • The glycemic index of rice noodles is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Rice noodles, cooked 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 2.1% 1.2% 0.35% 5.3% 13% 6.8% 8.6% 2.5% 15% 25%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1000%
Contains more IronIron +257.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +163.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +104%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +190%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +182.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +486.7%

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.
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% 0.6% 0% 4.5% 0.92% 1.4% 0.66% 1.4% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.87%
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 EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +918.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +716.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
Contains more CholineCholine +300%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rice noodles Spaghetti DV% diff.
Selenium 4.5µg 26.4µg 40%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Manganese 0.114mg 0.322mg 9%
Protein 1.79g 5.8g 8%
Copper 0.038mg 0.1mg 7%
Phosphorus 20mg 58mg 5%
Iron 0.14mg 0.5mg 5%
Magnesium 3mg 18mg 4%
Fiber 1g 1.8g 3%
Calories 108kcal 158kcal 3%
Vitamin B6 0.006mg 0.049mg 3%
Folate 1µg 7µg 2%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.51mg 2%
Carbs 24.01g 30.86g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.011mg 0.112mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.072mg 0.4mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.023g 0.326g 2%
Choline 1.6mg 6.4mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.176g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.004mg 0.02mg 1%
Sodium 19mg 1mg 1%
Potassium 4mg 44mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.93g 1%
Net carbs 23.01g 29.06g N/A
Calcium 4mg 7mg 0%
Sugar 0.03g 0.56g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.018mg 0.02mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.131g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.073mg 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.147mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.043mg 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.095mg 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.104mg 0.262mg 0%
Histidine 0.045mg 0.132mg 0%
Fructose 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.024g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 24% 74%
Protein: 1.79 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 24.01 g
Water: 73.82 g
Other: 0.18 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 WaterWater +18.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +224%
Contains more FatsFats +365%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28.5%
Contains more OtherOther +55.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
32% 36% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.023 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +403.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1317.4%

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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. Rice noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168914/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.