Cooked gluten-free corn pasta vs Cooked whole-wheat pasta
In short
Gram for gram, there are 18% more calories in cooked whole-wheat pasta than in cooked gluten-free corn pasta (149 vs 126 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in cooked whole-wheat pasta: selenium (13×), manganese (8.6×), copper (3.5×), niacin (5.6×) and 7 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
2.6 g protein · 27.9 g carbs · 0.73 g fat
6 g protein · 30.1 g carbs (0.75 g sugars) · 1.7 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.
- Selenium5% vs 66%
2.8 µg vs 36.3 µg
- Manganese7% vs 57%
0.15 mg vs 1.3 mg
- Copper7% vs 25%
0.064 mg vs 0.23 mg
- Niacin (B3)3% vs 20%
0.56 mg vs 3.1 mg
- Thiamin (B1)4% vs 13%
0.053 mg vs 0.16 mg
- Iron1% vs 10%
0.25 mg vs 1.7 mg
- Protein5% vs 12%
2.6 g vs 6 g
- Zinc6% vs 12%
0.63 mg vs 1.3 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)2% vs 8%
0.023 mg vs 0.099 mg
- Magnesium9% vs 13%
36 mg vs 54 mg
- Phosphorus6% vs 10%
76 mg vs 127 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Total fat0.73 g · 1.7 g1%·2%
- Saturated fatlimit0.1 g · 0.24 g1%·1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates27.9 g · 30.1 g10%·11%
- Fiber4.8 g · 3.9 g17%·14%
- Sodiumlimit0 mg · 4 mg0%·<1%
- Potassium31 mg · 96 mg1%·2%
- Calcium1 mg · 13 mg<1%·1%
- Vitamin A3 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Pantothenic acid (B5)0.13 mg · 0.27 mg3%·5%
- Vitamin B60.058 mg · 0.093 mg3%·5%
- Folate6 µg · 21 µg2%·5%
- 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.