Spaghetti vs. Mothbeans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between spaghetti and mothbeans

Spaghetti has more selenium; however, mothbeans is richer in folate, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, potassium, copper, and vitamin B5.
Spaghetti covers your daily selenium needs 43% more than mothbeans.
Spaghetti has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of spaghetti is 49, while the glycemic index of mothbeans is 30.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt and Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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.

Spaghetti

Mothbeans

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+842.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+477.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+590.9%
Contains more IronIron	+528%
Contains more CopperCopper	+64%
Contains more ZincZinc	+15.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+158.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+63.7%

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.

Spaghetti

Mothbeans

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+520%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+15%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+67%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+249.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+89.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1942.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	26.4µg	2.8µg	43%
Folate	7µg	143µg	34%
Iron	0.5mg	3.14mg	33%
Magnesium	18mg	104mg	20%
Phosphorus	58mg	150mg	13%
Starch	26.01g		11%
Manganese	0.322mg	0.527mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.124mg	9%
Potassium	44mg	304mg	8%
Fiber	1.8g		7%
Copper	0.1mg	0.164mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.112mg	0.391mg	6%
Protein	5.8g	7.81g	4%
Carbs	30.86g	20.96g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.049mg	0.093mg	3%
Calories	158kcal	117kcal	2%
Vitamin B3	0.4mg	0.668mg	2%
Fats	0.93g	0.55g	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Zinc	0.51mg	0.59mg	1%
Choline	6.4mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.7g	6.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	272kcal	150kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	63g	85g	N/A
Net carbs	29.06g	20.96g	N/A
Calcium	7mg	3mg	0%
Sugar	0.56g		N/A
Sodium	1mg	10mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.06mg		0%
Vitamin B2	0.02mg	0.023mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.176g	0.124g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.131g	0.044g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.326g	0.256g	0%
Tryptophan	0.083mg	0.05mg	0%
Threonine	0.206mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.228mg	0.388mg	0%
Leucine	0.44mg	0.525mg	0%
Lysine	0.133mg	0.425mg	0%
Methionine	0.065mg	0.075mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.297mg	0.35mg	0%
Valine	0.262mg	0.25mg	0%
Histidine	0.132mg	0.263mg	0%
Fructose	0.03g		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.024g		N/A