Cooked whole-wheat pasta vs Whole grain pasta, cooked
In short
Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 149 in 100 g of cooked whole-wheat pasta, 148 of whole grain pasta, cooked. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in whole grain pasta, cooked: sodium. 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
6 g protein · 29.9 g carbs (0.75 g sugars) · 1.7 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Sodiumlimit4 mg · 235 mg<1%10%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein6 g · 6 g12%·12%
- Total fat1.7 g · 1.7 g2%·2%
- Saturated fatlimit0.24 g · 0.24 g1%·1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates30.1 g · 29.9 g11%·11%
- Fiber3.9 g · 3.9 g14%·14%
- Potassium96 mg · 95 mg2%·2%
- Calcium13 mg · 13 mg1%·1%
- Iron1.7 mg · 1.7 mg10%·10%
- Magnesium54 mg · 54 mg13%·13%
- Phosphorus127 mg · 126 mg10%·10%
- Zinc1.3 mg · 1.3 mg12%·12%
- Copper0.23 mg · 0.22 mg25%·25%
- Selenium36.3 µg · 36.1 µg66%·66%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0.23 mg · 0.23 mg2%·2%
- Vitamin K0.6 µg · 0.6 µg1%·1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.16 mg · 0.15 mg13%·13%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.099 mg · 0.098 mg8%·8%
- Niacin (B3)3.1 mg · 3.1 mg20%·19%
- Vitamin B60.093 mg · 0.092 mg5%·5%
- Folate21 µg · 21 µg5%·5%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline6.5 mg · 6.5 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), Whole grain pasta, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708358). 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.