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Star anise vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between star anise and soba?

  • Star anise is richer than soba in iron, copper, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B6, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin C.
  • Star anise's daily need coverage for iron is 456% more.
  • The glycemic index of soba is lower.

We used Spices, anise seed and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked types in this article.

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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 121% 194% 127% 1386% 303% 145% 189% 2.1% 300% 27%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1788.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4017.1%
Contains more IronIron +7600%
Contains more CopperCopper +11275%
Contains more ZincZinc +4316.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1660%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +515%
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.
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 70% 5.3% 0% 0% 85% 67% 57% 48% 150% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
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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% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +261.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1015.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +239.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1525%
Contains more FolateFolate +42.9%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Star anise Soba DV% diff.
Iron 36.96mg 0.48mg 456%
Copper 0.91mg 0.008mg 100%
Manganese 2.3mg 0.374mg 84%
Calcium 646mg 4mg 64%
Phosphorus 440mg 25mg 59%
Fiber 14.6g 58%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg 0.04mg 47%
Zinc 5.3mg 0.12mg 47%
Potassium 1441mg 35mg 41%
Magnesium 170mg 9mg 38%
Protein 17.6g 5.06g 25%
Fats 15.9g 0.1g 24%
Monounsaturated fat 9.78g 0.026g 24%
Vitamin C 21mg 0mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.094mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.15g 0.031g 21%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0.026mg 20%
Vitamin B3 3.06mg 0.51mg 16%
Calories 337kcal 99kcal 12%
Vitamin B5 0.797mg 0.235mg 11%
Carbs 50.02g 21.44g 10%
Selenium 5µg 9%
Saturated fat 0.586g 0.019g 3%
Vitamin A 16µg 0µg 2%
Sodium 16mg 60mg 2%
Folate 10µg 7µg 1%
Net carbs 35.42g 21.44g N/A
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 16% 50% 10% 7%
Protein: 17.6 g
Fats: 15.9 g
Carbs: 50.02 g
Water: 9.54 g
Other: 6.94 g
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5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +247.8%
Contains more FatsFats +15800%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +133.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1679.5%
Contains more WaterWater +665.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 72% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.78 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.15 g
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25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +37515.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10061.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.8%

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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. Star anise - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171316/nutrients
  2. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.