Spaghetti leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Spaghetti comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick All-purpose flour for less sugar and more iron.
Pick Spaghetti for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium and more calcium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2.84 g3.5 gWIN
- Carbohydrate20.96 g21 g
- Fibermore is better0.74 g1.5 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.07 g0.5 g
- Total fat0.27 g0.5 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.04 g0 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better0.55 mg0 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better29.4 mg—
- Calciummore is better4.12 mg6 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.27 mg1 mg
- Magnesiummore is better6.04 mg—
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg—
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.
