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
yellow mustard
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in egg noodles and yellow mustard:
Egg noodle is high in calories and yellow mustard has 57% less calories than egg noodle - egg noodle has 138 calories per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 60 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, egg noodles is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to yellow mustard per calorie. Egg noodles has a macronutrient ratio of 13:73:14 and for yellow mustard, 22:34:44 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Egg Noodles | Yellow Mustard | |
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Protein | 13% | 22% |
Carbohydrates | 73% | 34% |
Fat | 14% | 44% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Yellow mustard has 3.3 times less carbohydrates than egg noodle - egg noodle has 25.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 5.8g of carbohydrates.
Yellow mustard is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 233% more dietary fiber than egg noodle - egg noodle has 1.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 4g of dietary fiber.
Egg noodles and yellow mustard contain similar amounts of sugar - egg noodle has 0.4g of sugar per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 0.92g of sugar.
Egg noodles and yellow mustard contain similar amounts of protein - egg noodle has 4.5g of protein per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 3.7g of protein.
Both egg noodles and yellow mustard are low in saturated fat - egg noodle has 0.42g of saturated fat per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 0.21g of saturated fat.
Both egg noodles and yellow mustard are low in trans fat - egg noodle has 0.03g of trans fat per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 0.01g of trans fat.
Yellow mustard has less cholesterol than egg noodle - egg noodle has 29mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and yellow mustard does not contain significant amounts.
Yellow mustard and egg noodles contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - yellow mustard has 0.3mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and egg noodle does not contain significant amounts.
Egg noodles and yellow mustard contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - egg noodle has 6ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 5ug of Vitamin A.
Egg noodles and yellow mustard contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - egg noodle has 0.17mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 0.36mg of Vitamin E.
Yellow mustard and egg noodles contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - yellow mustard has 1.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and egg noodle does not contain significant amounts.
Egg noodle has more niacin, folate and Vitamin B12. Both egg noodles and yellow mustard contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
Egg Noodles | Yellow Mustard | |
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Thiamin | 0.289 MG | 0.177 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.136 MG | 0.07 MG |
Niacin | 2.077 MG | 0.565 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.263 MG | 0.254 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.046 MG | 0.07 MG |
Folate | 84 UG | 7 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.09 UG | ~ |
Yellow mustard is an excellent source of calcium and it has 425% more calcium than egg noodle - egg noodle has 12mg of calcium per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 63mg of calcium.
Egg noodles and yellow mustard contain similar amounts of iron - egg noodle has 1.5mg of iron per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 1.6mg of iron.
Yellow mustard has 300% more potassium than egg noodle - egg noodle has 38mg of potassium per 100 grams and yellow mustard has 152mg 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 | Yellow Mustard | |
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beta-carotene | 1 UG | 51 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 38 UG | 113 UG |
alpha-carotene | ~ | 1 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, yellow mustard has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than egg noodle per 100 grams.
Egg Noodles | Yellow Mustard | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.028 G | 0.374 G |
Total | 0.028 G | 0.374 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both egg noodles and yellow mustard contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Egg Noodles | Yellow Mustard | |
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linoleic acid | 0.522 G | 0.363 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.01 G |
Total | 0.522 G | 0.373 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 Yellow Mustard (Mustard, prepared, yellow) .
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||