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Spaghetti vs. Pea raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between spaghetti and pea raw

  • Spaghetti has more selenium; however, pea raw is higher in vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin B1, fiber, vitamin A, folate, iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
  • Spaghetti covers your daily selenium needs 45% more than pea raw.

Food varieties used in this article are Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt and Peas, green, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 7.5% 22% 55% 59% 34% 46% 0.65% 53% 9.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1366.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +83.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +257.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +454.5%
Contains more IronIron +194%
Contains more CopperCopper +76%
Contains more ZincZinc +143.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27.3%

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 133% 13% 2.6% 0% 67% 30% 39% 6.2% 39% 0% 62% 49% 15%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1230%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +560%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +422.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +244.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +828.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +343.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.104mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spaghetti Pea raw DV% diff.
Selenium 26.4µg 1.8µg 45%
Vitamin C 0mg 40mg 44%
Vitamin K 0µg 24.8µg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.266mg 21%
Fiber 1.8g 5.7g 16%
Folate 7µg 65µg 15%
Iron 0.5mg 1.47mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 2.09mg 11%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.049mg 0.169mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.132mg 9%
Copper 0.1mg 0.176mg 8%
Zinc 0.51mg 1.24mg 7%
Phosphorus 58mg 108mg 7%
Potassium 44mg 244mg 6%
Carbs 30.86g 14.45g 5%
Choline 6.4mg 28.4mg 4%
Manganese 0.322mg 0.41mg 4%
Calories 158kcal 81kcal 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 38µg 4%
Magnesium 18mg 33mg 4%
Calcium 7mg 25mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.326g 0.187g 1%
Fats 0.93g 0.4g 1%
Protein 5.8g 5.42g 1%
Net carbs 29.06g 8.75g N/A
Sugar 0.56g 5.67g N/A
Sodium 1mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.13mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.112mg 0.104mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.176g 0.071g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.131g 0.035g 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.206mg 0.203mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.228mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 0.323mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 0.317mg 0%
Methionine 0.065mg 0.082mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.297mg 0.2mg 0%
Valine 0.262mg 0.235mg 0%
Histidine 0.132mg 0.107mg 0%
Fructose 0.03g 0.39g 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
5% 14% 79%
Protein: 5.42 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 14.45 g
Water: 78.86 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more FatsFats +132.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +113.6%
Contains more WaterWater +26.9%
Contains more OtherOther +210.7%
~equal in Protein ~5.42g

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
24% 12% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.071 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.187 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +274.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +74.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.7%

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
88% 2% 7% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 4.99 g
Glucose: 0.12 g
Fructose: 0.39 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.17 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +135.3%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +5444.4%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +200%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1200%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Pea raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170419/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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