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Soba vs. Arrowroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between soba and arrowroot

  • Soba has more manganese; however, arrowroot has more folate, iron, vitamin B6, copper, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
  • Arrowroot's daily need coverage for folate is 83% more.
  • Soba has 2 times more manganese than arrowroot. Soba has 0.374mg of manganese, while arrowroot has 0.174mg.
  • Arrowroot has a higher glycemic index than soba.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked and Arrowroot, raw.

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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.
Soba
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +114.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +177.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1197.1%
Contains more IronIron +362.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1412.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +425%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +292%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56.7%

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.
Soba
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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%
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 6.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +52.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +126.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +232%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +565%
Contains more FolateFolate +4728.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soba Arrowroot DV% diff.
Folate 7µg 338µg 83%
Iron 0.48mg 2.22mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.266mg 17%
Copper 0.008mg 0.121mg 13%
Potassium 35mg 454mg 12%
Phosphorus 25mg 98mg 10%
Manganese 0.374mg 0.174mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.51mg 1.693mg 7%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.63mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.094mg 0.143mg 4%
Magnesium 9mg 25mg 4%
Carbs 21.44g 13.39g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.059mg 3%
Protein 5.06g 4.24g 2%
Calories 99kcal 65kcal 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.9mg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Sodium 60mg 26mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.235mg 0.292mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 21.44g 12.09g N/A
Calcium 4mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.004g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.031g 0.092g 0%
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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Soba
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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
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.1%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more WaterWater +10.6%
Contains more OtherOther +264.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Soba
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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
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +550%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +196.8%

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/nutrients
  2. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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