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Spinach vs. Somen noodles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between spinach and somen noodles

  • Spinach is higher than somen noodles in vitamin A, iron, folate, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B2, potassium, and calcium.
  • Spinach covers your daily vitamin A needs 210% more than somen noodles.
  • Spinach contains 73 times more folate than somen noodles. While spinach contains 146µg of folate, somen noodles contains only 2µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Noodles, japanese, somen, cooked.

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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.
Spinach
Spinach
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 62% 41% 41% 134% 58% 21% 24% 9.1% 122% 8.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 2.4% 2.6% 20% 8.3% 6% 12% 21% 33% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1506.9%
Contains more IronIron +586.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +596%
Contains more ZincZinc +245.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +272.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Spinach
Spinach
10
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 33% 175% 42% 0% 24% 54% 9.2% 8.7% 56% 0% 1234% 110% 11%
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% 5% 7.6% 1.8% 10% 3% 0% 0% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +375%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +615.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +405.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1761.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +7200%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach Somen noodles DV% diff.
Vitamin K 493.6µg 411%
Vitamin A 524µg 0µg 58%
Iron 3.57mg 0.52mg 38%
Folate 146µg 2µg 36%
Manganese 0.935mg 0.251mg 30%
Magnesium 87mg 2mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.242mg 0.013mg 18%
Copper 0.174mg 0.025mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.033mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.08mg 14%
Calcium 136mg 8mg 13%
Potassium 466mg 29mg 13%
Vitamin C 9.8mg 0mg 11%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Carbs 3.75g 27.54g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.02mg 6%
Calories 23kcal 131kcal 5%
Zinc 0.76mg 0.22mg 5%
Sodium 70mg 161mg 4%
Phosphorus 56mg 27mg 4%
Choline 19.7mg 4%
Selenium 1.5µg 3%
Protein 2.97g 4g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.49mg 0.097mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 0.172mg 1%
Fats 0.26g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 1.35g 27.54g N/A
Sugar 0.43g N/A
Saturated fat 0.043g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.021g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0.051mg 0%
Threonine 0.127mg 0.106mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.152mg 0.155mg 0%
Leucine 0.231mg 0.274mg 0%
Lysine 0.182mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.055mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.134mg 0.194mg 0%
Valine 0.168mg 0.171mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0.081mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 3.75 g
Water: 91.21 g
Other: 1.81 g
4% 28% 68%
Protein: 4 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 27.54 g
Water: 67.91 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more FatsFats +44.4%
Contains more WaterWater +34.3%
Contains more OtherOther +389.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +34.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +634.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.043 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.021 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +49.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +250%

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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. Spinach - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168463/nutrients
  2. Somen noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168909/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.