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

Cooked whole-wheat pastaCooked gluten-free corn pasta
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

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

Cooked whole-wheat pasta149 cal

6 g protein · 30.1 g carbs (0.75 g sugars) · 1.7 g fat

Cooked gluten-free corn pasta126 cal

2.6 g protein · 27.9 g carbs · 0.73 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%
  • Selenium36.3 µg · 2.8 µg
    66%5%
  • Manganese1.3 mg · 0.15 mg
    57%7%
  • Copper0.23 mg · 0.064 mg
    25%7%
  • Niacin (B3)3.1 mg · 0.56 mg
    20%3%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.16 mg · 0.053 mg
    13%4%
  • Iron1.7 mg · 0.25 mg
    10%1%
  • Protein6 g · 2.6 g
    12%5%
  • Zinc1.3 mg · 0.63 mg
    12%6%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.099 mg · 0.023 mg
    8%2%
  • Magnesium54 mg · 36 mg
    13%9%
  • Phosphorus127 mg · 76 mg
    10%6%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1.7 g · 0.73 g2%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.24 g · 0.1 g1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates30.1 g · 27.9 g11%·10%
  • Fiber3.9 g · 4.8 g14%·17%
  • Sodiumlimit4 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Potassium96 mg · 31 mg2%·1%
  • Calcium13 mg · 1 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 3 µg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.27 mg · 0.13 mg5%·3%
  • Vitamin B60.093 mg · 0.058 mg5%·3%
  • Folate21 µg · 6 µg5%·2%
  • 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 whole-wheat pasta (SR Legacy 168910), Cooked gluten-free corn pasta (SR Legacy 168900). 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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