Cooked gluten-free corn pasta vs Cooked wild rice

Cooked gluten-free corn pastaCooked wild rice
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 25% more calories in cooked gluten-free corn pasta than in cooked wild rice (126 vs 101 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in cooked gluten-free corn pasta: fiber (2.7×). More in cooked wild rice: zinc (2.1×), copper, manganese, folate (4.3×) and 3 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cooked gluten-free corn pasta126 cal

2.6 g protein · 27.9 g carbs · 0.73 g fat

Cooked wild rice101 cal

4 g protein · 21.3 g carbs (0.73 g sugars) · 0.34 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%12.5%25%
  • Fiber4.8 g · 1.8 g
    17%6%
  • Zinc0.63 mg · 1.3 mg
    6%12%
  • Copper0.064 mg · 0.12 mg
    7%13%
  • Manganese0.15 mg · 0.28 mg
    7%12%
  • Folate6 µg · 26 µg
    2%7%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.023 mg · 0.087 mg
    2%7%
  • Niacin (B3)0.56 mg · 1.3 mg
    3%8%
  • Vitamin B60.058 mg · 0.14 mg
    3%8%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein2.6 g · 4 g5%·8%
  • Total fat0.73 g · 0.34 g1%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.1 g · 0.049 g1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates27.9 g · 21.3 g10%·8%
  • Sodiumlimit0 mg · 3 mg0%·<1%
  • Potassium31 mg · 101 mg1%·2%
  • Calcium1 mg · 3 mg<1%·<1%
  • Iron0.25 mg · 0.6 mg1%·3%
  • Magnesium36 mg · 32 mg9%·8%
  • Phosphorus76 mg · 82 mg6%·7%
  • Selenium2.8 µg · 0.8 µg5%·1%
  • Vitamin A3 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.053 mg · 0.052 mg4%·4%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.13 mg · 0.15 mg3%·3%
  • 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 wild rice (SR Legacy 168897). 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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