Cooked wild rice vs Pasta, cooked

In short

One serving each: 166 calories in cooked wild rice (1 cup, 164 g), 220 calories in pasta, cooked (1 cup, cooked, 140 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in cooked wild rice: zinc (3.1×), vitamin B6 (3.2×), copper, magnesium (2.1×) and phosphorus. More in pasta, cooked: selenium, folate (3.9×), thiamin (4.5×), sodium and iron. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cooked wild rice166 cal

1 cup (164 g) · 6.5 g protein · 35 g carbs (1.2 g sugars) · 0.56 g fat

Pasta, cooked220 cal

1 cup, cooked (140 g) · 8.1 g protein · 43 g carbs (0.78 g sugars) · 1.3 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%37.5%75%
  • Selenium2% vs 67%

    1.3 µg vs 36.7 µg

  • Folate11% vs 41%

    42.6 µg vs 165 µg

  • Thiamin (B1)7% vs 32%

    0.085 mg vs 0.38 mg

  • Sodiumlimit<1% vs 14%

    4.9 mg vs 325 mg

  • Zinc20% vs 6%

    2.2 mg vs 0.71 mg

  • Vitamin B613% vs 4%

    0.22 mg vs 0.069 mg

  • Copper22% vs 15%

    0.2 mg vs 0.14 mg

  • Magnesium12% vs 6%

    52.5 mg vs 25.2 mg

  • Iron5% vs 10%

    0.98 mg vs 1.8 mg

  • Phosphorus11% vs 6%

    134 mg vs 81.2 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein6.5 g · 8.1 g13%·16%
  • Total fat0.56 g · 1.3 g1%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.08 g · 0.24 g<1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates35 g · 43 g13%·16%
  • Fiber3 g · 2.5 g11%·9%
  • Potassium166 mg · 61.6 mg4%·1%
  • Calcium4.9 mg · 9.8 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.39 mg · 0.084 mg3%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.82 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.14 mg · 0.19 mg11%·15%
  • Niacin (B3)2.1 mg · 2.4 mg13%·15%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline16.7 mg · 9 mg3%·2%

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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