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Spaghetti vs. Whisky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between spaghetti and whisky

  • The amount of selenium, manganese, copper, phosphorus, fiber, and iron in spaghetti is higher than in whisky.
  • Spaghetti covers your daily need for selenium, 48% more than whisky.
  • Whisky has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of whisky is 0, while the glycemic index of spaghetti is 49.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof.

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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%
Whisky
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.09% 0.75% 4.7% 0.55% 1.3% 0% 1% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4300%
Contains more IronIron +2400%
Contains more CopperCopper +614.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1833.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3925%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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%
Whisky
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0.23% 0.94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spaghetti Whisky DV% diff.
Selenium 26.4µg 0µg 48%
Manganese 0.322mg 0.008mg 14%
Protein 5.8g 0g 12%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Carbs 30.86g 0.1g 10%
Copper 0.1mg 0.014mg 10%
Phosphorus 58mg 3mg 8%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Iron 0.5mg 0.02mg 6%
Calories 158kcal 250kcal 5%
Zinc 0.51mg 0.02mg 4%
Magnesium 18mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.049mg 0mg 4%
Folate 7µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.112mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.05mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.326g 0g 2%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.176g 0g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.001mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.008mg 1%
Potassium 44mg 1mg 1%
Calcium 7mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.93g 0g 1%
Net carbs 29.06g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 0.56g 0.1g N/A
Sodium 1mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.131g 0g 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
Whisky
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64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30760%
Contains more OtherOther +12757.1%
~equal in Water ~63.9g

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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. Whisky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174819/nutrients

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

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