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Soba vs. Millet — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between soba and millet?

  • Millet is richer than soba in copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
  • Millet's daily need coverage for copper is 17% more.
  • The glycemic index of soba is lower.

We used Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked and Millet, cooked types 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.
Soba
2
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%
Millet
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 0.9% 5.5% 24% 54% 25% 43% 0.26% 35% 4.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +37.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +388.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +77.1%
Contains more IronIron +31.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1912.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +658.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%

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
1
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%
Millet
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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% 0.4% 0% 27% 19% 25% 10% 25% 0% 0.75% 14% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +37.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +215.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +160.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +170%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soba Millet DV% diff.
Copper 0.008mg 0.161mg 17%
Phosphorus 25mg 100mg 11%
Magnesium 9mg 44mg 8%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.91mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.51mg 1.33mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.108mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.082mg 4%
Manganese 0.374mg 0.272mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.031g 0.508g 3%
Folate 7µg 19µg 3%
Sodium 60mg 2mg 3%
Protein 5.06g 3.51g 3%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Iron 0.48mg 0.63mg 2%
Choline 11.2mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.172g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.235mg 0.171mg 1%
Calories 99kcal 119kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.094mg 0.106mg 1%
Carbs 21.44g 23.67g 1%
Fats 0.1g 1g 1%
Potassium 35mg 62mg 1%
Net carbs 21.44g 22.37g N/A
Calcium 4mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 0.13g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.184g 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0.113mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0.148mg 0%
Leucine 0.33mg 0.446mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.072mg 0.07mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.217mg 0.185mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0.184mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0.075mg 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
Millet
3
4% 24% 71%
Protein: 3.51 g
Fats: 1 g
Carbs: 23.67 g
Water: 71.41 g
Other: 0.41 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +44.2%
Contains more FatsFats +900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.4%
~equal in Water ~71.41g
~equal in Other ~0.41g

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
Millet
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20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.172 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.184 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +607.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1538.7%

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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. Millet - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168871/nutrients

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

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