Cooked homemade egg pasta vs Cooked whole-wheat pasta

Cooked homemade egg pastaCooked whole-wheat pasta
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 15% more calories in cooked whole-wheat pasta than in cooked homemade egg pasta (149 vs 130 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in cooked homemade egg pasta: cholesterol, folate (2.9×), riboflavin and vitamin B12. More in cooked whole-wheat pasta: manganese (7.2×), copper (4×), niacin (2.5×), magnesium (3.9×) and 2 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cooked homemade egg pasta130 cal

5.3 g protein · 23.5 g carbs · 1.7 g fat

Cooked whole-wheat pasta149 cal

6 g protein · 30.1 g carbs (0.75 g sugars) · 1.7 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%37.5%75%
  • Manganese0.18 mg · 1.3 mg
    8%57%
  • Copper0.056 mg · 0.23 mg
    6%25%
  • Cholesterollimit41 mg · 0 mg
    14%0%
  • Niacin (B3)1.3 mg · 3.1 mg
    8%20%
  • Folate60 µg · 21 µg
    15%5%
  • Magnesium14 mg · 54 mg
    3%13%
  • Zinc0.44 mg · 1.3 mg
    4%12%
  • Phosphorus52 mg · 127 mg
    4%10%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.17 mg · 0.099 mg
    13%8%
  • Vitamin B120.1 µg · 0 µg
    4%0%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein5.3 g · 6 g11%·12%
  • Total fat1.7 g · 1.7 g2%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.41 g · 0.24 g2%·1%
  • Carbohydrates23.5 g · 30.1 g9%·11%
  • Sodiumlimit83 mg · 4 mg4%·<1%
  • Potassium21 mg · 96 mg<1%·2%
  • Calcium10 mg · 13 mg1%·1%
  • Iron1.2 mg · 1.7 mg6%·10%
  • Vitamin A17 µg · 0 µg2%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.17 mg · 0.16 mg14%·13%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.23 mg · 0.27 mg5%·5%
  • Vitamin B60.037 mg · 0.093 mg2%·5%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Cooked homemade egg pasta (SR Legacy 168901), 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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