Cooked wild rice vs Pasta, cooked

Cooked wild ricePasta, cooked
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 55% more calories in pasta, cooked than in cooked wild rice (157 vs 101 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in cooked wild rice: zinc (2.6×) and vitamin B6 (2.8×). More in pasta, cooked: selenium, folate (4.5×), thiamin (5.2×) and sodium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cooked wild rice101 cal

4 g protein · 21.3 g carbs (0.73 g sugars) · 0.34 g fat

Pasta, cooked157 cal

5.8 g protein · 30.7 g carbs (0.56 g sugars) · 0.92 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.

0%25%50%
  • Selenium0.8 µg · 26.2 µg
    1%48%
  • Folate26 µg · 118 µg
    7%30%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.052 mg · 0.27 mg
    4%23%
  • Sodiumlimit3 mg · 232 mg
    <1%10%
  • Zinc1.3 mg · 0.51 mg
    12%5%
  • Vitamin B60.14 mg · 0.049 mg
    8%3%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein4 g · 5.8 g8%·12%
  • Total fat0.34 g · 0.92 g<1%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.049 g · 0.17 g<1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates21.3 g · 30.7 g8%·11%
  • Fiber1.8 g · 1.8 g6%·6%
  • Potassium101 mg · 44 mg2%·1%
  • Calcium3 mg · 7 mg<1%·1%
  • Iron0.6 mg · 1.3 mg3%·7%
  • Magnesium32 mg · 18 mg8%·4%
  • Phosphorus82 mg · 58 mg7%·5%
  • Copper0.12 mg · 0.099 mg13%·11%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.24 mg · 0.06 mg2%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0.5 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.087 mg · 0.14 mg7%·10%
  • Niacin (B3)1.3 mg · 1.7 mg8%·10%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline10.2 mg · 6.4 mg2%·1%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Cooked wild rice (SR Legacy 168897), Pasta, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708357). 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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