Cooked brown long-grain rice vs Dry enriched pasta

Cooked brown long-grain riceDry enriched pasta
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 3 times as many calories in dry enriched pasta as in cooked brown long-grain rice (371 vs 123 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry enriched pasta: selenium (11×), folate, thiamin (5×), niacin (2.8×) and 8 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cooked brown long-grain rice123 cal

2.7 g protein · 25.6 g carbs (0.24 g sugars) · 0.97 g fat

Dry enriched pasta371 cal

13 g protein · 74.7 g carbs (2.7 g sugars) · 1.5 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%62.5%125%
  • Selenium5.8 µg · 63.2 µg
    11%115%
  • Folate9 µg · 391 µg
    2%98%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.18 mg · 0.89 mg
    15%74%
  • Niacin (B3)2.6 mg · 7.2 mg
    16%45%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.069 mg · 0.4 mg
    5%31%
  • Protein2.7 g · 13 g
    5%26%
  • Copper0.11 mg · 0.29 mg
    12%32%
  • Carbohydrates25.6 g · 74.7 g
    9%27%
  • Iron0.56 mg · 3.3 mg
    3%18%
  • Phosphorus103 mg · 189 mg
    8%15%
  • Zinc0.71 mg · 1.4 mg
    6%13%
  • Fiber1.6 g · 3.2 g
    6%11%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.

  • Total fat0.97 g · 1.5 g1%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.26 g · 0.28 g1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit4 mg · 6 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium86 mg · 223 mg2%·5%
  • Calcium3 mg · 21 mg<1%·2%
  • Magnesium39 mg · 53 mg9%·13%
  • Manganese0.97 mg · 0.92 mg42%·40%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.17 mg · 0.11 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.2 µg · 0.1 µg<1%·<1%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.38 mg · 0.43 mg8%·9%
  • Vitamin B60.12 mg · 0.14 mg7%·8%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline9.2 mg · 15.1 mg2%·3%

From USDA FoodData Central: Cooked brown long-grain rice (SR Legacy 169704), Dry enriched pasta (SR Legacy 169736). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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