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Somen noodles vs. Purslane — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between somen noodles and purslane

  • Purslane is richer than somen noodles in vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, magnesium, potassium, copper, vitamin B2, and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for purslane is 26% higher.
  • Somen noodles contains 4 times more sodium than purslane. Somen noodles contains 161mg of sodium, while purslane contains 45mg.

Food types used in this article are Noodles, japanese, somen, cooked and Purslane, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 2.4% 2.6% 20% 8.3% 6% 12% 21% 33% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 49% 20% 44% 75% 38% 4.6% 19% 5.9% 40% 4.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +29.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +712.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1603.4%
Contains more IronIron +282.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +352%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +20.7%

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% 0% 5% 7.6% 1.8% 10% 3% 0% 0% 1.5% 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 70% 0% 0% 0% 12% 26% 9% 2.2% 17% 0% 0% 9% 7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +377.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +135%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +239.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +394.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +461.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Somen noodles Purslane DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 21mg 23%
Iron 0.52mg 1.99mg 18%
Magnesium 2mg 68mg 16%
Potassium 29mg 494mg 14%
Copper 0.025mg 0.113mg 10%
Carbs 27.54g 3.39g 8%
Calories 131kcal 20kcal 6%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.112mg 6%
Calcium 8mg 65mg 6%
Sodium 161mg 45mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.073mg 5%
Protein 4g 2.03g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.172mg 0.036mg 3%
Folate 2µg 12µg 3%
Manganese 0.251mg 0.303mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.047mg 2%
Phosphorus 27mg 44mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.097mg 0.48mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Fats 0.18g 0.36g 0%
Net carbs 27.54g 3.39g N/A
Zinc 0.22mg 0.17mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.021g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.051mg 0%
Threonine 0.106mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.155mg 0%
Leucine 0.274mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.194mg 0%
Valine 0.171mg 0%
Histidine 0.081mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 28% 68%
Protein: 4 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 27.54 g
Water: 67.91 g
Other: 0.37 g
2% 3% 93%
Protein: 2.03 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 3.39 g
Water: 92.86 g
Other: 1.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +97%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +712.4%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more WaterWater +36.7%
Contains more OtherOther +267.6%

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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. Somen noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168909/nutrients
  2. Purslane - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169274/nutrients

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

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