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Soba vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between soba and butter

  • Soba has more manganese, vitamin B1, and iron; however, butter is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B1,2, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 252% more than soba.
  • Butter has 94 times less manganese than soba. Soba has 0.374mg of manganese, while butter has 0.004mg.
  • Soba contains less saturated fat.
  • Soba has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of soba is 46, while the glycemic index of butter is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked and Butter, without 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.
Soba
5
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%
Butter
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.8%
Contains more IronIron +2300%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.7%
~equal in Phosphorus ~24mg

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
5
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%
Butter
6
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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1780%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +113.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soba Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.019g 50.489g 229%
Fats 0.1g 81.11g 125%
Vitamin A 0µg 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 23.43g 59%
Calories 99kcal 717kcal 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.031g 3.01g 20%
Manganese 0.374mg 0.004mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Protein 5.06g 0.85g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.094mg 0.005mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Carbs 21.44g 0.06g 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Iron 0.48mg 0.02mg 6%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.003mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.235mg 0.11mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.51mg 0.042mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Sodium 60mg 11mg 2%
Magnesium 9mg 2mg 2%
Calcium 4mg 24mg 2%
Folate 7µg 3µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.034mg 1%
Copper 0.008mg 0.016mg 1%
Net carbs 21.44g 0.06g N/A
Potassium 35mg 24mg 0%
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.09mg 0%
Phosphorus 25mg 24mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.33mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.072mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.217mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Soba
4
5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Butter
1
81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +495.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35633.3%
Contains more WaterWater +307%
Contains more OtherOther +875%
Contains more FatsFats +81010%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Soba
1
25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Butter
2
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +90015.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9609.7%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.