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Tamarind vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tamarind and soba?

  • Tamarind is richer than soba in iron, vitamin B1, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, copper, and calcium.
  • Tamarind's daily need coverage for iron is 29% more.
  • Tamarind has 19 times more calcium than soba. While tamarind has 74mg of calcium, soba has only 4mg.
  • The glycemic index of tamarind is lower.

We used Tamarinds, raw 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 66% 22% 55% 105% 29% 2.7% 48% 3.7% 0% 7.1%
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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 +922.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1750%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1694.3%
Contains more IronIron +483.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +975%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +352%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%

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 12% 0.67% 2% 0% 107% 35% 36% 8.6% 15% 0% 7% 11% 4.7%
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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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +355.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +484.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +65%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +64.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tamarind Soba DV% diff.
Iron 2.8mg 0.48mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.428mg 0.094mg 28%
Fiber 5.1g 20%
Magnesium 92mg 9mg 20%
Potassium 628mg 35mg 17%
Manganese 0.374mg 16%
Carbs 62.5g 21.44g 14%
Phosphorus 113mg 25mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.152mg 0.026mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.938mg 0.51mg 9%
Copper 0.086mg 0.008mg 9%
Calories 239kcal 99kcal 7%
Calcium 74mg 4mg 7%
Protein 2.8g 5.06g 5%
Vitamin C 3.5mg 0mg 4%
Folate 14µg 7µg 2%
Choline 8.6mg 2%
Selenium 1.3µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.143mg 0.235mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.066mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Sodium 28mg 60mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.019g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Fats 0.6g 0.1g 1%
Net carbs 57.4g 21.44g N/A
Sugar 38.8g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.12mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.181g 0.026g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.059g 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.018mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.139mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.8 g
Fats: 0.6 g
Carbs: 62.5 g
Water: 31.4 g
Other: 2.7 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 FatsFats +500%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +191.5%
Contains more OtherOther +592.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +80.7%
Contains more WaterWater +132.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
53% 35% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.181 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 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 +596.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +90.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93%

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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. Tamarind - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167763/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.