All-purpose flour leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
All-purpose flour comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick All-purpose flour for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium and more magnesium.
Pick Chow mein noodles for more fiber, less sugar and more iron.
Evenly matched on vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN2.84 g2.31 g
- Carbohydrate20.96 g13.51 g
- Fibermore is better0.74 g1.42 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better0.07 g0 gWIN
- Total fat0.27 g4.51 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.04 g1.43 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN0.55 mg183.86 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN29.4 mg21.87 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN4.12 mg0 mg
- Ironmore is better1.27 mg1.37 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN6.04 mg4.03 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0 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.

