How are spaghetti and lablab different? Spaghetti is higher in selenium; however, lablab is richer in iron, copper, zinc, vitamin B1, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and manganese. Daily need coverage for iron for lablab is 51% higher. Spaghetti contains 9 times more selenium than lablab. While spaghetti contains 26.4µg of selenium, lablab contains only 2.8µg. Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt and Hyacinth beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt are the varieties used 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.
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100 g
300 g
1 cup shells - 105g 1 cup penne - 107g 1 cup rotini - 107g 1 cup farfalle - 107g 1 cup lasagne - 116g 1 cup elbows not packed - 120g 1 cup spaghetti not packed - 124g 1 cup elbows packed - 132g 1 cup spaghetti packed - 151g
Magnesium
Magnesium
Calcium
Calcium
Potassium
Potassium
Iron
Iron
Copper
Copper
Zinc
Zinc
Phosphorus
Phosphorus
Sodium
Sodium
Manganese
Manganese
Selenium
Selenium
13%
2.1%
3.9%
19%
33%
14%
25%
0.13%
42%
144%
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100 g
300 g
1 cup - 194g
Magnesium
Magnesium
Calcium
Calcium
Potassium
Potassium
Iron
Iron
Copper
Copper
Zinc
Zinc
Phosphorus
Phosphorus
Sodium
Sodium
Manganese
Manganese
Selenium
Selenium
59%
12%
30%
172%
114%
78%
51%
0.91%
63%
15%
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.
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100 g
300 g
1 cup shells - 105g 1 cup penne - 107g 1 cup rotini - 107g 1 cup farfalle - 107g 1 cup lasagne - 116g 1 cup elbows not packed - 120g 1 cup spaghetti not packed - 124g 1 cup elbows packed - 132g 1 cup spaghetti packed - 151g
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%
1.2%
5%
4.6%
7.5%
6.7%
11%
0%
0%
5.3%
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100 g
300 g
1 cup - 194g
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%
68%
8.5%
7.7%
19%
8.5%
0%
0%
3%
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
Nutrient
DV% diff.
Iron
0.5mg
4.58mg
51%
Selenium
26.4µg
2.8µg
43%
Copper
0.1mg
0.341mg
27%
Zinc
0.51mg
2.85mg
21%
Vitamin B1
0.02mg
0.27mg
21%
Magnesium
18mg
82mg
15%
Starch
26.01g
11%
Potassium
44mg
337mg
9%
Phosphorus
58mg
120mg
9%
Fiber
1.8g
7%
Manganese
0.322mg
0.482mg
7%
Protein
5.8g
8.14g
5%
Vitamin B5
0.112mg
0.316mg
4%
Carbs
30.86g
20.69g
3%
Calcium
7mg
40mg
3%
Calories
158kcal
117kcal
2%
Fats
0.93g
0.58g
1%
Vitamin B2
0.02mg
0.037mg
1%
Vitamin B6
0.049mg
0.037mg
1%
Folate
7µg
4µg
1%
Choline
6.4mg
1%
Polyunsaturated fat
0.326g
0.245g
1%
Protein per 100 calories
3.7g
7g
N/A
Calories per 10 g protein
272kcal
144kcal
N/A
Weight per 100 calories
63g
85g
N/A
Net carbs
29.06g
20.69g
N/A
Sugar
0.56g
N/A
Sodium
1mg
7mg
0%
Vitamin E
0.06mg
0%
Vitamin B3
0.4mg
0.411mg
0%
Saturated fat
0.176g
0.099g
0%
Monounsaturated fat
0.131g
0.026g
0%
Tryptophan
0.083mg
0.068mg
0%
Threonine
0.206mg
0.315mg
0%
Isoleucine
0.228mg
0.39mg
0%
Leucine
0.44mg
0.691mg
0%
Lysine
0.133mg
0.556mg
0%
Methionine
0.065mg
0.065mg
0%
Phenylalanine
0.297mg
0.41mg
0%
Valine
0.262mg
0.422mg
0%
Histidine
0.132mg
0.233mg
0%
Fructose
0.03g
0%
Omega-3 - ALA
0.024g
N/A
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2
6%
31%
62%
Protein:
5.8 g
Fats:
0.93 g
Carbs:
30.86 g
Water:
62.13 g
Other:
0.28 g
3
8%
21%
69%
Protein:
8.14 g
Fats:
0.58 g
Carbs:
20.69 g
Water:
69.13 g
Other:
1.46 g
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Fats Fats
+60.3%
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Carbs Carbs
+49.2%
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Protein Protein
+40.3%
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Water Water
+11.3%
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Other Other
+421.4%
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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28%
21%
52%
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.326 g
1
27%
7%
66%
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.245 g
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Mono. Fat Monounsaturated fat
+403.8%
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Poly. Fat Polyunsaturated fat
+33.1%
Contains
less
Sat. Fat Saturated fat
-43.8%