Cooked whole-wheat pasta vs Gluten free pasta

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Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 174 calories in cooked whole-wheat pasta (1 cup spaghetti not packed, 117 g), 251 calories in gluten free pasta (1 cup, cooked, 140 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in cooked whole-wheat pasta: selenium (14×), copper (9.4×), niacin (11×), magnesium (4.1×) and 7 more. More in gluten free pasta: carbohydrates. 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

Gluten free pasta251 cal

1 cup, cooked (140 g) · 4.5 g protein · 53.3 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 1.4 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%50%100%
  • Selenium42.5 µg · 3.1 µg
    77%6%
  • Copper0.26 mg · 0.028 mg
    29%3%
  • Niacin (B3)3.7 mg · 0.34 mg
    23%2%
  • Magnesium63.2 mg · 15.4 mg
    15%4%
  • Zinc1.6 mg · 0.38 mg
    14%3%
  • Iron2 mg · 0.31 mg
    11%2%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.18 mg · 0.07 mg
    15%6%
  • Fiber4.6 g · 2 g
    16%7%
  • Phosphorus149 mg · 46.2 mg
    12%4%
  • Carbohydrates35.2 g · 53.3 g
    13%19%
  • Protein7 g · 4.5 g
    14%9%
  • Folate24.6 µg · 5.6 µg
    6%1%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat2 g · 1.4 g3%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.28 g · 0.21 g1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit4.7 mg · 5.6 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium112 mg · 33.6 mg2%·1%
  • Calcium15.2 mg · 2.8 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 5.6 µg0%·1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.27 mg · 0 mg2%·0%
  • Vitamin K0.7 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.12 mg · 0.11 mg9%·9%
  • Vitamin B60.11 mg · 0.052 mg6%·3%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline7.6 mg · 2.4 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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