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Spaghetti vs. Glutinous rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between spaghetti and glutinous rice?

  • Glutinous rice has less selenium, phosphorus, and copper than spaghetti.
  • Spaghetti's daily need coverage for selenium is 38% higher.
  • Spaghetti has 7 times more phosphorus than glutinous rice. Spaghetti has 58mg of phosphorus, while glutinous rice has 8mg.
  • Spaghetti has a lower glycemic index than glutinous rice.

We used Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt and Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked types in this comparison.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 0.6% 0.88% 5.3% 16% 11% 3.4% 0.65% 34% 31%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +260%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +340%
Contains more IronIron +257.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +104.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +24.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +625%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +371.4%

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%
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% 0.8% 0% 5% 3% 5.4% 13% 6% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +37.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +88.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
Contains more CholineCholine +204.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +92%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spaghetti Glutinous rice DV% diff.
Selenium 26.4µg 5.6µg 38%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Protein 5.8g 2.02g 8%
Phosphorus 58mg 8mg 7%
Copper 0.1mg 0.049mg 6%
Iron 0.5mg 0.14mg 5%
Calories 158kcal 97kcal 3%
Fiber 1.8g 1g 3%
Manganese 0.322mg 0.262mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 5mg 3%
Carbs 30.86g 21.09g 3%
Folate 7µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.112mg 0.215mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.326g 0.069g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.049mg 0.026mg 2%
Choline 6.4mg 2.1mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.176g 0.039g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.29mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.013mg 1%
Zinc 0.51mg 0.41mg 1%
Potassium 44mg 10mg 1%
Calcium 7mg 2mg 1%
Fats 0.93g 0.19g 1%
Net carbs 29.06g 20.09g N/A
Sugar 0.56g 0.05g N/A
Sodium 1mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.131g 0.07g 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.206mg 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.228mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 0.167mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.065mg 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.297mg 0.108mg 0%
Valine 0.262mg 0.123mg 0%
Histidine 0.132mg 0.047mg 0%
Fructose 0.03g 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
2% 21% 77%
Protein: 2.02 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 76.63 g
Other: 0.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +187.1%
Contains more FatsFats +389.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.3%
Contains more OtherOther +300%
Contains more WaterWater +23.3%

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
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.07 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.069 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +87.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +372.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.8%

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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. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/nutrients
  2. Glutinous rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169711/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.