Cooked gluten-free corn pasta vs Cooked whole-wheat pasta

In short

One serving each: 176 calories in cooked gluten-free corn pasta (1 cup, 140 g), 174 calories in cooked whole-wheat pasta (1 cup spaghetti not packed, 117 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in cooked gluten-free corn pasta: fiber. More in cooked whole-wheat pasta: selenium (11×), manganese (7.2×), copper (2.9×), niacin (4.7×) and 6 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cooked gluten-free corn pasta176 cal

1 cup (140 g) · 3.7 g protein · 39.1 g carbs · 1 g fat

Cooked whole-wheat pasta174 cal

1 cup spaghetti not packed (117 g) · 7 g protein · 35.2 g carbs (0.88 g sugars) · 2 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

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

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  • Selenium7% vs 77%

    3.9 µg vs 42.5 µg

  • Manganese9% vs 67%

    0.21 mg vs 1.5 mg

  • Copper10% vs 29%

    0.09 mg vs 0.26 mg

  • Niacin (B3)5% vs 23%

    0.78 mg vs 3.7 mg

  • Iron2% vs 11%

    0.35 mg vs 2 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)6% vs 15%

    0.074 mg vs 0.18 mg

  • Fiber24% vs 16%

    6.7 g vs 4.6 g

  • Protein7% vs 14%

    3.7 g vs 7 g

  • Riboflavin (B2)2% vs 9%

    0.032 mg vs 0.12 mg

  • Zinc8% vs 14%

    0.88 mg vs 1.6 mg

  • Folate2% vs 6%

    8.4 µg vs 24.6 µg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1 g · 2 g1%·3%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.14 g · 0.28 g1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates39.1 g · 35.2 g14%·13%
  • Sodiumlimit0 mg · 4.7 mg0%·<1%
  • Potassium43.4 mg · 112 mg1%·2%
  • Calcium1.4 mg · 15.2 mg<1%·1%
  • Magnesium50.4 mg · 63.2 mg12%·15%
  • Phosphorus106 mg · 149 mg9%·12%
  • Vitamin A4.2 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.18 mg · 0.31 mg4%·6%
  • Vitamin B60.081 mg · 0.11 mg5%·6%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Cooked gluten-free corn pasta (SR Legacy 168900), Cooked whole-wheat pasta (SR Legacy 168910). 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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