Cooked whole-wheat pasta vs Gluten free pasta

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 67 g of cooked whole-wheat pasta or 56 g of gluten free pasta. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in cooked whole-wheat pasta: selenium (20×), copper (14×), niacin (16×), magnesium (5.9×) and 6 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cooked whole-wheat pasta100 cal

67.1 g · 4 g protein · 20.2 g carbs (0.5 g sugars) · 1.1 g fat

Gluten free pasta100 cal

55.9 g · 1.8 g protein · 21.3 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 0.56 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 calories 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%25%50%
  • Selenium44% vs 2%

    24.4 µg vs 1.2 µg

  • Copper17% vs 1%

    0.15 mg vs 0.011 mg

  • Niacin (B3)13% vs 1%

    2.1 mg vs 0.13 mg

  • Magnesium9% vs 1%

    36.2 mg vs 6.1 mg

  • Zinc8% vs 1%

    0.9 mg vs 0.15 mg

  • Fiber9% vs 3%

    2.6 g vs 0.78 g

  • Thiamin (B1)9% vs 2%

    0.1 mg vs 0.028 mg

  • Iron6% vs 1%

    1.2 mg vs 0.12 mg

  • Phosphorus7% vs 1%

    85.2 mg vs 18.4 mg

  • Protein8% vs 4%

    4 g vs 1.8 g

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1.1 g · 0.56 g1%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.16 g · 0.084 g1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates20.2 g · 21.3 g7%·8%
  • Sodiumlimit2.7 mg · 2.2 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium64.4 mg · 13.4 mg1%·<1%
  • Calcium8.7 mg · 1.1 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 2.2 µg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.15 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
  • Vitamin K0.4 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.066 mg · 0.044 mg5%·3%
  • Vitamin B60.062 mg · 0.021 mg4%·1%
  • Folate14.1 µg · 2.2 µg4%·1%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline4.4 mg · 0.95 mg1%·<1%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).

From USDA FoodData Central: Cooked whole-wheat pasta (SR Legacy 168910), Gluten free pasta (Survey (FNDDS) 2708359). 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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