Cooked brown long-grain rice vs Unenriched pasta, dry

Cooked brown long-grain riceUnenriched pasta, dry
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 248 calories in cooked brown long-grain rice (1 cup, 202 g), 338 calories in unenriched pasta, dry (1 cup spaghetti, 91 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in cooked brown long-grain rice: manganese (2.4×), thiamin (4.4×), niacin (3.3×), pantothenic acid and 3 more. More in unenriched pasta, dry: selenium (4.9×), protein (2.1×), carbohydrates and copper. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cooked brown long-grain rice248 cal

1 cup (202 g) · 5.5 g protein · 51.7 g carbs (0.48 g sugars) · 2 g fat

Unenriched pasta, dry338 cal

1 cup spaghetti (91 g) · 11.9 g protein · 67.9 g carbs (2.4 g sugars) · 1.4 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving 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%
  • Selenium11.7 µg · 57.5 µg
    21%105%
  • Manganese2 mg · 0.83 mg
    86%36%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.36 mg · 0.082 mg
    30%7%
  • Niacin (B3)5.2 mg · 1.5 mg
    32%10%
  • Protein5.5 g · 11.9 g
    11%24%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.77 mg · 0.39 mg
    15%8%
  • Magnesium78.8 mg · 48.2 mg
    19%11%
  • Vitamin B60.25 mg · 0.13 mg
    15%8%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.14 mg · 0.055 mg
    11%4%
  • Carbohydrates51.7 g · 67.9 g
    19%25%
  • Copper0.21 mg · 0.26 mg
    24%29%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Total fat2 g · 1.4 g3%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.53 g · 0.25 g3%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Fiber3.2 g · 2.9 g12%·10%
  • Sodiumlimit8.1 mg · 5.5 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium174 mg · 203 mg4%·4%
  • Calcium6.1 mg · 19.1 mg<1%·1%
  • Iron1.1 mg · 1.2 mg6%·7%
  • Phosphorus208 mg · 172 mg17%·14%
  • Zinc1.4 mg · 1.3 mg13%·12%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.34 mg · 0.1 mg2%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.4 µg · 0.091 µg<1%·<1%
  • Folate18.2 µg · 16.4 µg5%·4%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Cooked brown long-grain rice (SR Legacy 169704), Unenriched pasta, dry (SR Legacy 168927). 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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