Cooked whole-wheat pasta vs Dry enriched pasta

Cooked whole-wheat pastaDry enriched pasta
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 2.5 times as many calories in dry enriched pasta as in cooked whole-wheat pasta (371 vs 149 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in cooked whole-wheat pasta: manganese. More in dry enriched pasta: folate (19×), thiamin (5.7×), selenium, niacin (2.3×) and 6 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

Dry enriched pasta371 cal

13 g protein · 74.7 g carbs (2.7 g sugars) · 1.5 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%62.5%125%
  • Folate21 µg · 391 µg
    5%98%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.16 mg · 0.89 mg
    13%74%
  • Selenium36.3 µg · 63.2 µg
    66%115%
  • Niacin (B3)3.1 mg · 7.2 mg
    20%45%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.099 mg · 0.4 mg
    8%31%
  • Manganese1.3 mg · 0.92 mg
    57%40%
  • Carbohydrates30.1 g · 74.7 g
    11%27%
  • Protein6 g · 13 g
    12%26%
  • Iron1.7 mg · 3.3 mg
    10%18%
  • Copper0.23 mg · 0.29 mg
    25%32%
  • Phosphorus127 mg · 189 mg
    10%15%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1.7 g · 1.5 g2%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.24 g · 0.28 g1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Fiber3.9 g · 3.2 g14%·11%
  • Sodiumlimit4 mg · 6 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium96 mg · 223 mg2%·5%
  • Calcium13 mg · 21 mg1%·2%
  • Magnesium54 mg · 53 mg13%·13%
  • Zinc1.3 mg · 1.4 mg12%·13%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.23 mg · 0.11 mg2%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.6 µg · 0.1 µg1%·<1%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.27 mg · 0.43 mg5%·9%
  • Vitamin B60.093 mg · 0.14 mg5%·8%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline6.5 mg · 15.1 mg1%·3%

From USDA FoodData Central: Cooked whole-wheat pasta (SR Legacy 168910), Dry enriched pasta (SR Legacy 169736). 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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