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Spaghetti vs. Plum — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between spaghetti and plums

  • Spaghetti has more selenium, manganese, and phosphorus; however, plums are richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, and vitamin K.
  • Spaghetti covers your daily selenium needs 48% more than plums.
  • Plums have 6 times less manganese than spaghetti. Spaghetti has 0.322mg of manganese, while plums have 0.052mg.
  • Spaghetti contains less sugar.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt and Plums, 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 13% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 0.13% 42% 144%
Plum
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 1.8% 14% 6.4% 19% 2.7% 6.9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +157.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.7%
Contains more IronIron +194.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +75.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +410%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +262.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +519.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +256.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 3.5%
Plum
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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 32% 5.7% 5.2% 0% 7% 6% 7.8% 8.1% 6.7% 0% 16% 3.8% 1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +69%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more CholineCholine +236.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.417mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spaghetti Plum DV% diff.
Selenium 26.4µg 0µg 48%
Manganese 0.322mg 0.052mg 12%
Starch 26.01g 0g 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 9.5mg 11%
Protein 5.8g 0.7g 10%
Phosphorus 58mg 16mg 6%
Calories 158kcal 46kcal 6%
Carbs 30.86g 11.42g 6%
Copper 0.1mg 0.057mg 5%
Vitamin K 0µg 6.4µg 5%
Iron 0.5mg 0.17mg 4%
Zinc 0.51mg 0.1mg 4%
Fructose 0.03g 3.07g 4%
Potassium 44mg 157mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 7mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.049mg 0.029mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 17µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.326g 0.044g 2%
Fiber 1.8g 1.4g 2%
Saturated fat 0.176g 0.017g 1%
Choline 6.4mg 1.9mg 1%
Folate 7µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.028mg 1%
Fats 0.93g 0.28g 1%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.26mg 1%
Net carbs 29.06g 10.02g N/A
Calcium 7mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 0.56g 9.92g N/A
Sodium 1mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.026mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.417mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.112mg 0.135mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.131g 0.134g 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.206mg 0.01mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.228mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 0.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.065mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.297mg 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.262mg 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.132mg 0.009mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.024g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.86 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.28 g
Plum
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11% 87%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 11.42 g
Water: 87.23 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +728.6%
Contains more FatsFats +232.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +170.2%
Contains more WaterWater +40.4%
Contains more OtherOther +32.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.326 g
Plum
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9% 69% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +640.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.3%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.134g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
98%
Starch: 26.01 g
Sucrose: 0.09 g
Glucose: 0.04 g
Fructose: 0.03 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.4 g
Galactose: 0 g
Plum
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16% 51% 31%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.57 g
Glucose: 5.07 g
Fructose: 3.07 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.08 g
Galactose: 0.14 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +400%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1644.4%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +12575%
Contains more FructoseFructose +10133.3%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g

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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. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/nutrients
  2. Plum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169949/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.