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Somen noodles vs. Chard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between somen noodles and chard

  • Somen noodles is higher in carbs and protein, yet chard is higher in vitamin A, iron, magnesium, vitamin C, copper, potassium, vitamin B6, and calcium.
  • Chard covers your daily vitamin A needs 34% more than somen noodles.
  • Somen noodles contains 7 times more carbs than chard. While somen noodles contains 27.54g of carbs, chard contains only 4.13g.

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

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
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%
Chard
Chard
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 17% 48% 85% 54% 9% 14% 23% 44% 4.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +625%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1793.1%
Contains more IronIron +334.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +552%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +33.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 5% 7.6% 1.8% 10% 3% 0% 0% 1.5%
Chard
Chard
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 60% 0% 102% 38% 8.5% 20% 6.8% 9.8% 20% 0% 818% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +70%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +160.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +271.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +553.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.163mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Somen noodles Chard DV% diff.
Vitamin K 327.3µg 273%
Vitamin A 0µg 306µg 34%
Iron 0.52mg 2.26mg 22%
Vitamin C 0mg 18mg 20%
Magnesium 2mg 86mg 20%
Potassium 29mg 549mg 15%
Copper 0.025mg 0.163mg 15%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 13%
Carbs 27.54g 4.13g 8%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Calories 131kcal 20kcal 6%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.085mg 6%
Calcium 8mg 58mg 5%
Choline 28.7mg 5%
Protein 4g 1.88g 4%
Manganese 0.251mg 0.334mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.086mg 4%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.097mg 0.36mg 2%
Folate 2µg 9µg 2%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.33mg 1%
Phosphorus 27mg 33mg 1%
Sodium 161mg 179mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.034mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.1g 9.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 328kcal 106kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 76g 500g N/A
Fats 0.18g 0.08g 0%
Net carbs 27.54g 2.03g N/A
Sugar 1.1g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.172mg 0.163mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.012g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.021g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.028g 0%
Tryptophan 0.051mg 0.018mg 0%
Threonine 0.106mg 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.155mg 0.154mg 0%
Leucine 0.274mg 0.135mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.103mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.194mg 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.171mg 0.114mg 0%
Histidine 0.081mg 0.038mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 28% 68%
Protein: 4 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 27.54 g
Water: 67.91 g
Other: 0.37 g
Chard
Chard
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2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.88 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 4.13 g
Water: 92.65 g
Other: 1.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +112.8%
Contains more FatsFats +125%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +566.8%
Contains more WaterWater +36.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.021 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Chard
Chard
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21% 29% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.012 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.028 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +31.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +160.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -52%

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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. Somen noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168909/nutrients
  2. Chard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170401/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.