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Spaghetti vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between spaghetti and pimiento

  • Spaghetti has more selenium, manganese, phosphorus, and copper; however, pimiento has more vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin K.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for pimiento is 94% higher.
  • Pimiento has 132 times less selenium than spaghetti. Spaghetti has 26.4µg of selenium, while pimiento has 0.2µg.

Food types used in this article are Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt and Pimento, canned.

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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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +104.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +168.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +241.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +250%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +13100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +259.1%
Contains more IronIron +236%

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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1020%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1050%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +338.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spaghetti Pimiento DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 84.9mg 94%
Selenium 26.4µg 0.2µg 48%
Vitamin A 0µg 133µg 15%
Iron 0.5mg 1.68mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.049mg 0.215mg 13%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Manganese 0.322mg 0.092mg 10%
Carbs 30.86g 5.1g 9%
Protein 5.8g 1.1g 9%
Vitamin K 0µg 8.3µg 7%
Calories 158kcal 23kcal 7%
Copper 0.1mg 0.049mg 6%
Phosphorus 58mg 17mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.69mg 4%
Potassium 44mg 158mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 6mg 3%
Zinc 0.51mg 0.19mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.06mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.112mg 0.01mg 2%
Fats 0.93g 0.3g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.615mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.326g 0.161g 1%
Sodium 1mg 14mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.176g 0.045g 1%
Net carbs 29.06g 3.2g N/A
Calcium 7mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 0.56g 2.71g N/A
Fiber 1.8g 1.9g 0%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.017mg 0%
Folate 7µg 6µg 0%
Choline 6.4mg 6.3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.131g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.206mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.228mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.065mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.297mg 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.262mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.132mg 0.022mg 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
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +427.3%
Contains more FatsFats +210%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +505.1%
Contains more WaterWater +49.8%
Contains more OtherOther +42.9%

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
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +555%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +102.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.4%

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.