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Tomato juice vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between tomato juice and pasta

  • Tomato juice has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and potassium; however, pasta is richer in folate, iron, vitamin B1, manganese, phosphorus, and vitamin B12.
  • Tomato juice covers your daily vitamin C needs 78% more than pasta.
  • Pasta has 23 times less vitamin A than tomato juice. Tomato juice has 450IU of vitamin A, while pasta has 20IU.
  • Pasta has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pasta is 49, while the glycemic index of tomato juice is 31.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Tomato juice, canned, without salt added and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 19% 15% 14% 3% 8.1% 1.3% 8.9% 2.7%
Pasta
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +804.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.6%
Contains more IronIron +192.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +121.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +409.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +231.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +229.4%

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 234% 7.7% 6.4% 0% 25% 18% 13% 0% 16% 0% 5.8% 15% 3.7%
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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% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +283.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +105.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +109%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +220%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato juice Pasta DV% diff.
Vitamin C 70.1mg 0mg 78%
Folate 20µg 64µg 11%
Cholesterol 0mg 33mg 11%
Protein 0.85g 5.15g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.209mg 9%
Iron 0.39mg 1.14mg 9%
Carbs 3.53g 24.93g 7%
Manganese 0.068mg 0.224mg 7%
Calories 17kcal 131kcal 6%
Copper 0.042mg 0.093mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.14µg 6%
Phosphorus 19mg 63mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.078mg 0.15mg 6%
Potassium 217mg 24mg 6%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.56mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.027g 0.429g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.034mg 3%
Fiber 0.4g 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2%
Fructose 1.33g 2%
Vitamin A 23µg 6µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.32mg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 18mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.673mg 0.992mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.15g 1%
Fats 0.29g 1.05g 1%
Choline 6.8mg 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Net carbs 3.13g 24.93g N/A
Calcium 10mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 2.58g N/A
Sodium 10mg 6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.024mg 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.017mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.103mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.022g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 94%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.29 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 1.09 g
Pasta
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5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more WaterWater +37.5%
Contains more OtherOther +251.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +505.9%
Contains more FatsFats +262.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +606.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 10% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.027 g
Pasta
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21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2380%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1488.9%

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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. Tomato juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170545/nutrients
  2. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/nutrients

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

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