Macaroni, cooked leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided · 2 ties
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Macaroni, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Arrowroot flour for less sodium and more calcium.
Pick Macaroni, cooked for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on saturated fat and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy357 kcal128 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.3 g4.53 gWIN
- Carbohydrate88.15 g26.61 g
- Fibermore is better3.4 g4.3 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—1.15 g
- Total fat0.1 g0.11 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.02 g0.02 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN2 mg6 mg
- Potassiummore is better11 mg31 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN40 mg11 mg
- Ironmore is better0.33 mg0.49 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better3 mg19 mgWIN
- 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.

