Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
egg noodles
versus
jackfruit
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in egg noodles and jackfruit:
Egg noodle is high in calories and jackfruit has 31% less calories than egg noodle - egg noodle has 138 calories per 100 grams and jackfruit has 95 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, egg noodles is heavier in protein, lighter in carbs and heavier in fat compared to jackfruit per calorie. Egg noodles has a macronutrient ratio of 13:73:14 and for jackfruit, 6:88:6 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Egg Noodles | Jackfruit | |
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Protein | 13% | 6% |
Carbohydrates | 73% | 88% |
Fat | 14% | 6% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Egg noodles and jackfruit contain similar amounts of carbs - egg noodle has 25.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and jackfruit has 23.3g of carbohydrates.
Egg noodles and jackfruit contain similar amounts of dietary fiber - egg noodle has 1.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and jackfruit has 1.5g of dietary fiber.
Egg noodle has signficantly less sugar than jackfruit - egg noodle has 0.4g of sugar per 100 grams and jackfruit has 19.1g of sugar.
Egg noodle has 164% more protein than jackfruit - egg noodle has 4.5g of protein per 100 grams and jackfruit has 1.7g of protein.
Both egg noodles and jackfruit are low in saturated fat - egg noodle has 0.42g of saturated fat per 100 grams and jackfruit has 0.2g of saturated fat.
Both egg noodles and jackfruit are low in trans fat - egg noodle has 0.03g of trans fat per 100 grams and jackfruit does not contain significant amounts.
Jackfruit has less cholesterol than egg noodle - egg noodle has 29mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and jackfruit does not contain significant amounts.
Jackfruit is a great source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than egg noodle - jackfruit has 13.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and egg noodle does not contain significant amounts.
Egg noodles and jackfruit contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - egg noodle has 6ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and jackfruit has 5ug of Vitamin A.
Egg noodles and jackfruit contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - egg noodle has 0.17mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and jackfruit has 0.34mg of Vitamin E.
Egg noodle has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate and Vitamin B12, however, jackfruit contains more Vitamin B6. Both egg noodles and jackfruit contain significant amounts of pantothenic acid.
Egg Noodles | Jackfruit | |
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Thiamin | 0.289 MG | 0.105 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.136 MG | 0.055 MG |
Niacin | 2.077 MG | 0.92 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.263 MG | 0.235 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.046 MG | 0.329 MG |
Folate | 84 UG | 24 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.09 UG | ~ |
Jackfruit has 100% more calcium than egg noodle - egg noodle has 12mg of calcium per 100 grams and jackfruit has 24mg of calcium.
Egg noodle has 539% more iron than jackfruit - egg noodle has 1.5mg of iron per 100 grams and jackfruit has 0.23mg of iron.
Jackfruit is an excellent source of potassium and it has 10 times more potassium than egg noodle - egg noodle has 38mg of potassium per 100 grams and jackfruit has 448mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids,
Egg Noodles | Jackfruit | |
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beta-carotene | 1 UG | 61 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 38 UG | 157 UG |
alpha-carotene | ~ | 6 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, jackfruit has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than egg noodle per 100 grams.
Egg Noodles | Jackfruit | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.028 G | 0.079 G |
Total | 0.028 G | 0.079 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, egg noodle has more linoleic acid than jackfruit per 100 grams.
Egg Noodles | Jackfruit | |
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linoleic acid | 0.522 G | 0.015 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.004 G |
Total | 0.522 G | 0.019 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Egg Noodles (Noodles, egg, cooked, enriched, with added salt) and Jackfruit (Jackfruit, raw) .
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||