Cooked whole-wheat pasta vs Unenriched pasta, dry
In short
Gram for gram, there are 2.5 times as many calories in unenriched pasta, dry 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, niacin and thiamin. More in unenriched pasta, dry: selenium, carbohydrates (2.5×), protein (2.2×), copper and phosphorus. 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
13 g protein · 74.7 g carbs (2.7 g sugars) · 1.5 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 115%
36.3 µg vs 63.2 µg
- Manganese57% vs 40%
1.3 mg vs 0.92 mg
- Carbohydrates11% vs 27%
30.1 g vs 74.7 g
- Protein12% vs 26%
6 g vs 13 g
- Niacin (B3)20% vs 11%
3.1 mg vs 1.7 mg
- Copper25% vs 32%
0.23 mg vs 0.29 mg
- Thiamin (B1)13% vs 8%
0.16 mg vs 0.09 mg
- Phosphorus10% vs 15%
127 mg vs 189 mg
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%
- Iron1.7 mg · 1.3 mg10%·7%
- 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%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.099 mg · 0.06 mg8%·5%
- Pantothenic acid (B5)0.27 mg · 0.43 mg5%·9%
- Vitamin B60.093 mg · 0.14 mg5%·8%
- Folate21 µg · 18 µg5%·5%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Cooked whole-wheat pasta (SR Legacy 168910), Unenriched pasta, dry (SR Legacy 168927). 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.