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Spaghetti vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between spaghetti and lime

  • Spaghetti has more selenium, manganese, and phosphorus; however, lime is richer in vitamin C.
  • Spaghetti covers your daily selenium needs 47% more than lime.
  • Lime has 40 times less manganese than spaghetti. Spaghetti has 0.322mg of manganese, while lime has 0.008mg.
  • Spaghetti has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of spaghetti is 49, while the glycemic index of lime is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt and Limes, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +363.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +222.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3925%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +371.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +131.8%
Contains more IronIron +20%

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%
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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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14%
Contains more CholineCholine +25.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +93.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spaghetti Lime DV% diff.
Selenium 26.4µg 0.4µg 47%
Vitamin C 0mg 29.1mg 32%
Manganese 0.322mg 0.008mg 14%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Protein 5.8g 0.7g 10%
Carbs 30.86g 10.54g 7%
Phosphorus 58mg 18mg 6%
Calories 158kcal 30kcal 6%
Fiber 1.8g 2.8g 4%
Copper 0.1mg 0.065mg 4%
Zinc 0.51mg 0.11mg 4%
Calcium 7mg 33mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 6mg 3%
Potassium 44mg 102mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.112mg 0.217mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.326g 0.055g 2%
Saturated fat 0.176g 0.022g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.22mg 1%
Iron 0.5mg 0.6mg 1%
Fats 0.93g 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 29.06g 7.74g N/A
Sugar 0.56g 1.69g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.049mg 0.043mg 0%
Folate 7µg 8µg 0%
Choline 6.4mg 5.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.131g 0.019g 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.065mg 0.002mg 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
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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +728.6%
Contains more FatsFats +365%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +192.8%
Contains more WaterWater +42.1%
~equal in Other ~0.3g

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
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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +589.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +492.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.5%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.