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Spaghetti vs. Jerusalem artichoke — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between spaghetti and jerusalem artichoke?

  • Spaghetti is higher in selenium and manganese, yet jerusalem artichoke is higher in iron, vitamin B1, potassium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3.
  • Spaghetti's daily need coverage for selenium is 47% more.
  • Spaghetti has 5 times more manganese than jerusalem artichoke. While spaghetti has 0.322mg of manganese, jerusalem artichoke has only 0.06mg.
  • The amount of sugar in spaghetti is lower.
  • The glycemic index of jerusalem artichoke is lower.

We used Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt and Jerusalem-artichokes, raw 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.
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 12% 4.2% 38% 128% 47% 3.3% 33% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +325%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +436.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3671.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +875%
Contains more IronIron +580%
Contains more CopperCopper +40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +34.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

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 13% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 50% 14% 24% 24% 18% 0% 0.25% 9.8% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +254.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +85.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +368.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spaghetti Jerusalem artichoke DV% diff.
Selenium 26.4µg 0.7µg 47%
Iron 0.5mg 3.4mg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.2mg 15%
Manganese 0.322mg 0.06mg 11%
Potassium 44mg 429mg 11%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Protein 5.8g 2g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.112mg 0.397mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 1.3mg 6%
Zinc 0.51mg 0.12mg 4%
Choline 6.4mg 30mg 4%
Calories 158kcal 73kcal 4%
Copper 0.1mg 0.14mg 4%
Carbs 30.86g 17.44g 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Phosphorus 58mg 78mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.06mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.326g 0.001g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.049mg 0.077mg 2%
Folate 7µg 13µg 2%
Fiber 1.8g 1.6g 1%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.19mg 1%
Calcium 7mg 14mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.176g 0g 1%
Fats 0.93g 0.01g 1%
Net carbs 29.06g 15.84g N/A
Magnesium 18mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 0.56g 9.6g N/A
Sodium 1mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.131g 0.004g 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.262mg 0%
Histidine 0.132mg 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% 17% 78% 3%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 17.44 g
Water: 78.01 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +190%
Contains more FatsFats +9200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +76.9%
Contains more WaterWater +25.6%
Contains more OtherOther +807.1%

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
80% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3175%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32500%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Jerusalem artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169236/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.