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

In short

One serving each: 174 calories in cooked whole-wheat pasta (1 cup spaghetti not packed, 117 g), 375 calories in dry gluten-free corn pasta (1 cup, 105 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in cooked whole-wheat pasta: selenium (5.1×), manganese (3×), niacin, iron (2.1×) and copper. More in dry gluten-free corn pasta: fiber (2.5×), carbohydrates (2.4×), magnesium, phosphorus and 3 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cooked whole-wheat pasta174 cal

1 cup spaghetti not packed (117 g) · 7 g protein · 35.2 g carbs (0.88 g sugars) · 2 g fat

Dry gluten-free corn pasta375 cal

1 cup (105 g) · 7.8 g protein · 83.2 g carbs · 2.2 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%50%100%
  • Selenium77% vs 15%

    42.5 µg vs 8.3 µg

  • Manganese67% vs 22%

    1.5 mg vs 0.51 mg

  • Fiber16% vs 41%

    4.6 g vs 11.6 g

  • Carbohydrates13% vs 30%

    35.2 g vs 83.2 g

  • Magnesium15% vs 30%

    63.2 mg vs 125 mg

  • Phosphorus12% vs 21%

    149 mg vs 266 mg

  • Niacin (B3)23% vs 16%

    3.7 mg vs 2.6 mg

  • Vitamin B66% vs 13%

    0.11 mg vs 0.22 mg

  • Iron11% vs 5%

    2 mg vs 0.98 mg

  • Copper29% vs 24%

    0.26 mg vs 0.21 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)15% vs 20%

    0.18 mg vs 0.24 mg

  • Potassium2% vs 7%

    112 mg vs 309 mg

Show as: bars · dots

Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Protein7 g · 7.8 g14%·16%
  • Total fat2 g · 2.2 g3%·3%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.28 g · 0.3 g1%·2%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit4.7 mg · 3.1 mg<1%·<1%
  • Calcium15.2 mg · 4.2 mg1%·<1%
  • Zinc1.6 mg · 1.9 mg14%·17%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 9.4 µg0%·1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.12 mg · 0.091 mg9%·7%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.31 mg · 0.51 mg6%·10%
  • Folate24.6 µg · 26.3 µg6%·7%
  • 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), Dry gluten-free corn pasta (SR Legacy 168899). 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.

vs