Spaghetti, cooked leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Spaghetti, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Spaghetti, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Sweet potato, baked for more fiber, more potassium, more calcium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy164 kcal90 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN8.86 g2.01 g
- Carbohydrate30.88 g20.71 g
- Fibermore is better2 g3.3 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—6.48 g
- Total fat0.21 g0.15 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.03 g0.05 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN5 mg36 mg
- Potassiummore is better42 mg475 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better10 mg38 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.72 mg0.69 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN30 mg27 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg19.6 mgWIN
- 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.

