Cooked brown long-grain rice vs Dry enriched pasta

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

Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%62.5%125%
  • Selenium11% vs 115%

    5.8 µg vs 63.2 µg

  • Folate2% vs 98%

    9 µg vs 391 µg

  • Thiamin (B1)15% vs 74%

    0.18 mg vs 0.89 mg

  • Niacin (B3)16% vs 45%

    2.6 mg vs 7.2 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)5% vs 31%

    0.069 mg vs 0.4 mg

  • Protein5% vs 26%

    2.7 g vs 13 g

  • Copper12% vs 32%

    0.11 mg vs 0.29 mg

  • Carbohydrates9% vs 27%

    25.6 g vs 74.7 g

  • Iron3% vs 18%

    0.56 mg vs 3.3 mg

  • Phosphorus8% vs 15%

    103 mg vs 189 mg

  • Zinc6% vs 13%

    0.71 mg vs 1.4 mg

  • Fiber6% vs 11%

    1.6 g vs 3.2 g

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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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