Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
pasta
versus
nissin chow noodles, cheddar
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in pasta and nissin chow noodles, cheddar:
Both pasta and nissin chow noodles, cheddar are high in calories. Nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 24% more calories than pasta - pasta has 371 calories per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 460 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, pasta is much heavier in carbs, much lighter in fat and similar to nissin chow noodles, cheddar for protein. Pasta has a macronutrient ratio of 14:82:4 and for nissin chow noodles, cheddar, 12:49:39 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Pasta | Nissin Chow Noodles, Cheddar | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 14% | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 82% | 49% |
| Fat | 4% | 39% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both pasta and nissin chow noodles, cheddar are high in carbohydrates. Pasta has 33% more carbohydrates than nissin chow noodles, cheddar - pasta has 74.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 56g of carbohydrates.
Pasta is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 60% more dietary fiber than nissin chow noodles, cheddar - pasta has 3.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 2g of dietary fiber.
Pasta has 67% less sugar than nissin chow noodles, cheddar - pasta has 2.7g of sugar per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 8g of sugar.
Both pasta and nissin chow noodles, cheddar are high in protein. Pasta is very similar to pasta for protein - pasta has 13g of protein per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 14g of protein.
Nissin chow noodles, cheddar is high in saturated fat and pasta has 97% less saturated fat than nissin chow noodles, cheddar - pasta has 0.28g of saturated fat per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 9g of saturated fat.
Pasta has less cholesterol than nissin chow noodles, cheddar - nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 10mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and pasta does not contain significant amounts.
Nissin chow noodles, cheddar is a great source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than pasta - nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 120.1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and pasta does not contain significant amounts.
Pasta and nissin chow noodles, cheddar contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - pasta has 0.11mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar does not contain significant amounts.
Pasta and nissin chow noodles, cheddar contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - pasta has 0.1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar does not contain significant amounts.
Pasta has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Pasta | Nissin Chow Noodles, Cheddar | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.891 MG | ~ |
| Riboflavin | 0.4 MG | ~ |
| Niacin | 7.177 MG | ~ |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.431 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.142 MG | ~ |
| Folate | 237 UG | ~ |
Nissin chow noodles, cheddar is an excellent source of calcium and it has 852% more calcium than pasta - pasta has 21mg of calcium per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 200mg of calcium.
Both pasta and nissin chow noodles, cheddar are high in iron. Pasta is very similar to pasta for iron - pasta has 3.3mg of iron per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 3.6mg of iron.
Pasta is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than nissin chow noodles, cheddar - pasta has 223mg of potassium per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar does not contain significant amounts.
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: Pasta (Pasta, dry, enriched) and Nissin Chow Noodles, Cheddar (NISSIN, CHOW NOODLES, CHEDDAR CHEESE) .
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