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Rice pudding vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between rice pudding and pasta

  • Rice pudding has more calcium; however, pasta has more folate, vitamin B1, iron, copper, and manganese.
  • Pasta's daily need coverage for folate is 15% more.
  • Rice pudding has 18 times more sodium than pasta. Rice pudding has 109mg of sodium, while pasta has 6mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Puddings, rice, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked.

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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 9.3% 32% 11% 14% 6% 10% 37% 14% 7.4% 10%
Pasta
Pasta
6
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +441.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.5%
Contains more IronIron +208.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +416.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +47.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +293%

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 2.3% 15% 0% 12% 19% 33% 8.3% 17% 8.1% 30% 0% 3%
Pasta
Pasta
3
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 0% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +57.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +178.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +123.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1500%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.15mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.034mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rice pudding Pasta DV% diff.
Folate 4µg 64µg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.209mg 11%
Calcium 105mg 6mg 10%
Iron 0.37mg 1.14mg 10%
Cholesterol 6mg 33mg 9%
Copper 0.018mg 0.093mg 8%
Manganese 0.057mg 0.224mg 7%
Protein 3.29g 5.15g 4%
Vitamin D 34 IU 4%
Sodium 109mg 6mg 4%
Vitamin A 46µg 6µg 4%
Vitamin D 0.8µg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.24µg 0.14µg 4%
Saturated fat 0.967g 0.15g 4%
Potassium 130mg 24mg 3%
Phosphorus 87mg 63mg 3%
Selenium 1.9µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.443mg 0.992mg 3%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.56mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.288mg 0.183mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0.429g 2%
Calories 111kcal 131kcal 1%
Fats 1.63g 1.05g 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 20.81g 24.93g 1%
Magnesium 13mg 18mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.141mg 0.15mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.441g 0.124g 1%
Net carbs 20.71g 24.93g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.034mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.126mg 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.169mg 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.273mg 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.221mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.07mg 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0.103mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 21% 73%
Protein: 3.29 g
Fats: 1.63 g
Carbs: 20.81 g
Water: 73.43 g
Other: 0.84 g
Pasta
Pasta
2
5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more FatsFats +55.2%
Contains more OtherOther +171%
Contains more ProteinProtein +56.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.8%
~equal in Water ~68.56g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.967 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.441 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
Pasta
Pasta
2
21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +255.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +615%

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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 pudding - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169611/nutrients
  2. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/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.