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Somen noodles vs. Purslane — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between somen noodles and purslane

  • Somen noodles is richer in carbs, yet purslane is richer in vitamin C, iron, magnesium, potassium, copper, vitamin B2, and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for purslane is 23% higher.
  • Somen noodles contains 8 times more carbs than purslane. Somen noodles contains 27.54g of carbs, while purslane contains 3.39g.
  • Purslane contains less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Noodles, japanese, somen, cooked and Purslane, raw.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 49% 20% 44% 75% 38% 4.6% 19% 5.9% 40% 4.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +29.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +712.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1603.4%
Contains more IronIron +282.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +352%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +20.7%
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%
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 70% 0% 0% 0% 12% 26% 9% 2.2% 17% 0% 0% 9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +377.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +135%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +239.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +394.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +461.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Somen noodles Purslane DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 21mg 23%
Iron 0.52mg 1.99mg 18%
Magnesium 2mg 68mg 16%
Potassium 29mg 494mg 14%
Copper 0.025mg 0.113mg 10%
Carbs 27.54g 3.39g 8%
Calories 131kcal 20kcal 6%
Calcium 8mg 65mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.112mg 6%
Sodium 161mg 45mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.073mg 5%
Protein 4g 2.03g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.172mg 0.036mg 3%
Folate 2µg 12µg 3%
Phosphorus 27mg 44mg 2%
Manganese 0.251mg 0.303mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.047mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.097mg 0.48mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Protein per 100 calories 3.1g 10g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 328kcal 99kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 76g 500g N/A
Fats 0.18g 0.36g 0%
Net carbs 27.54g 3.39g N/A
Zinc 0.22mg 0.17mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.021g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.051mg 0%
Threonine 0.106mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.155mg 0%
Leucine 0.274mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.194mg 0%
Valine 0.171mg 0%
Histidine 0.081mg 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
2% 3% 93%
Protein: 2.03 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 3.39 g
Water: 92.86 g
Other: 1.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +97%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +712.4%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more WaterWater +36.7%

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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. Purslane - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169274/nutrients

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

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