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Somen noodles vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between somen noodles and soba

  • Somen noodles has less vitamin B1 and manganese.
  • Somen noodles has 3 times more sodium than soba. Somen noodles has 161mg of sodium, while soba has 60mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Noodles, japanese, somen, cooked and Noodles, japanese, soba, 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 1.4% 2.4% 2.6% 20% 8.3% 6% 12% 21% 33% 0%
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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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +212.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +83.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +49%
~equal in Iron ~0.48mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~25mg
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +370%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +425.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +36.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +207.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~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 Somen noodles Soba DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.094mg 6%
Manganese 0.251mg 0.374mg 5%
Sodium 161mg 60mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.097mg 0.51mg 3%
Copper 0.025mg 0.008mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.04mg 2%
Protein 4g 5.06g 2%
Calories 131kcal 99kcal 2%
Carbs 27.54g 21.44g 2%
Magnesium 2mg 9mg 2%
Iron 0.52mg 0.48mg 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.026mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.172mg 0.235mg 1%
Folate 2µg 7µg 1%
Fats 0.18g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 27.54g 21.44g N/A
Calcium 8mg 4mg 0%
Potassium 29mg 35mg 0%
Phosphorus 27mg 25mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.021g 0.026g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.051mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.106mg 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.155mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.274mg 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.194mg 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.171mg 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.081mg 0.119mg 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
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
Contains more FatsFats +80%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +26.5%
~equal in Water ~73.01g
~equal in Other ~0.39g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.021 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
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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
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +135.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -24%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23.8%

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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. Somen noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168909/nutrients
  2. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.