Mothbeans vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between mothbeans and pasta

Mothbeans has more iron, magnesium, folate, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, and copper; however, pasta is higher in vitamin B2 and vitamin B1.
Mothbeans covers your daily need for iron, 25% more than pasta.
Mothbeans has 13 times more potassium than pasta. While mothbeans has 304mg of potassium, pasta has only 24mg.
The glycemic index of pasta is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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.

Mothbeans

Pasta

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+477.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1166.7%
Contains more IronIron	+175.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+76.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+138.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+135.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40%

~equal in Zinc ~0.56mg

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.

Mothbeans

Pasta

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+113.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+173.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+123.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+68.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+552.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+48.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	3.14mg	1.14mg	25%
Magnesium	104mg	18mg	20%
Folate	143µg	64µg	20%
Manganese	0.527mg	0.224mg	13%
Phosphorus	150mg	63mg	12%
Cholesterol	0mg	33mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.023mg	0.15mg	10%
Potassium	304mg	24mg	8%
Copper	0.164mg	0.093mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.124mg	0.209mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.14µg	6%
Protein	7.81g	5.15g	5%
Selenium	2.8µg		5%
Vitamin B6	0.093mg	0.034mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.391mg	0.183mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.668mg	0.992mg	2%
Calories	117kcal	131kcal	1%
Fats	0.55g	1.05g	1%
Vitamin C	1mg	0mg	1%
Carbs	20.96g	24.93g	1%
Vitamin A	1µg	6µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.256g	0.429g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.7g	3.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	150kcal	254kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	85g	76g	N/A
Net carbs	20.96g	24.93g	N/A
Calcium	3mg	6mg	0%
Zinc	0.59mg	0.56mg	0%
Sodium	10mg	6mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.124g	0.15g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.044g	0.124g	0%
Tryptophan	0.05mg	0.065mg	0%
Threonine		0.134mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.388mg	0.197mg	0%
Leucine	0.525mg	0.348mg	0%
Lysine	0.425mg	0.097mg	0%
Methionine	0.075mg	0.079mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.35mg	0.247mg	0%
Valine	0.25mg	0.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.263mg	0.103mg	0%