Cooked whole-wheat pasta vs Dry gluten-free corn pasta
In short
Gram for gram, there are 2.4 times as many calories in dry gluten-free corn pasta as in cooked whole-wheat pasta (357 vs 149 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in cooked whole-wheat pasta: selenium (4.6×), manganese (2.7×), iron and niacin. More in dry gluten-free corn pasta: fiber (2.8×), carbohydrates (2.6×), magnesium (2.2×), phosphorus and 5 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
6 g protein · 30.1 g carbs (0.75 g sugars) · 1.7 g fat
7.5 g protein · 79.3 g carbs · 2.1 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Selenium66% vs 14%
36.3 µg vs 7.9 µg
- Manganese57% vs 21%
1.3 mg vs 0.48 mg
- Fiber14% vs 39%
3.9 g vs 11 g
- Carbohydrates11% vs 29%
30.1 g vs 79.3 g
- Magnesium13% vs 28%
54 mg vs 119 mg
- Phosphorus10% vs 20%
127 mg vs 253 mg
- Vitamin B65% vs 12%
0.093 mg vs 0.21 mg
- Thiamin (B1)13% vs 19%
0.16 mg vs 0.23 mg
- Iron10% vs 5%
1.7 mg vs 0.93 mg
- Niacin (B3)20% vs 15%
3.1 mg vs 2.4 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)5% vs 10%
0.27 mg vs 0.48 mg
- Potassium2% vs 6%
96 mg vs 294 mg
- Zinc12% vs 16%
1.3 mg vs 1.8 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein6 g · 7.5 g12%·15%
- Total fat1.7 g · 2.1 g2%·3%
- Saturated fatlimit0.24 g · 0.29 g1%·1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit4 mg · 3 mg<1%·<1%
- Calcium13 mg · 4 mg1%·<1%
- Copper0.23 mg · 0.2 mg25%·22%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 9 µg0%·1%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.099 mg · 0.087 mg8%·7%
- Folate21 µg · 25 µg5%·6%
- 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.