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Pasta, cooked
Pasta, cooked3
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Spaghetti, cooked Leader
Spaghetti, cooked5

Spaghetti, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Spaghetti, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Pasta, cooked for less sodium, more potassium and more iron.

Pick Spaghetti, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, more calcium and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    158 kcal
    164 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    5.8 g
    8.86 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    30.86 g
    30.88 g
  • Fibermore is better
    1.8 g
    2 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0.56 g
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  • Total fat
    0.93 g
    0.21 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.18 g
    0.03 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN1 mg
    5 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN44 mg
    42 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    7 mg
    10 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN1.28 mg
    0.72 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    18 mg
    30 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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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.

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