Bulgur, cooked leads 4–2 · 6 categories decided · 3 ties
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Bulgur, cooked comes out ahead, winning 4 of 6 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Bulgur, cooked for more fiber, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Spaghetti, cooked for more protein and less saturated fat.
Evenly matched on sodium, calcium and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy83 kcal164 kcal
- Proteinmore is better3.08 g8.86 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.58 g30.88 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.5 g2 g
- Total sugarsless is better0.1 g—
- Total fat0.24 g0.21 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.04 g0.03 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better5 mg5 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN68 mg42 mg
- Calciummore is better10 mg10 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.96 mg0.72 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN32 mg30 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.

