Dry enriched pasta vs Cooked fresh plain pasta

Dry enriched pastaCooked fresh plain pasta
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 338 calories in dry enriched pasta (1 cup spaghetti, 91 g), 168 calories in cooked fresh plain pasta (2 oz, 128 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry enriched pasta: folate (2.7×), thiamin (3×), niacin (5.1×), manganese (2.9×) and 9 more. More in cooked fresh plain pasta: cholesterol and vitamin B12. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Dry enriched pasta338 cal

1 cup spaghetti (91 g) · 11.9 g protein · 67.9 g carbs (2.4 g sugars) · 1.4 g fat

Cooked fresh plain pasta168 cal

2 oz (128 g) · 6.6 g protein · 31.9 g carbs · 1.3 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%
  • Folate356 µg · 133 µg
    89%33%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.81 mg · 0.27 mg
    68%22%
  • Niacin (B3)6.5 mg · 1.3 mg
    41%8%
  • Manganese0.83 mg · 0.29 mg
    36%12%
  • Copper0.26 mg · 0.12 mg
    29%13%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 42.2 mg
    0%14%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.36 mg · 0.19 mg
    28%15%
  • Carbohydrates67.9 g · 31.9 g
    25%12%
  • Protein11.9 g · 6.6 g
    24%13%
  • Iron3 mg · 1.5 mg
    17%8%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0.18 µg
    0%7%
  • Phosphorus172 mg · 80.6 mg
    14%6%
  • Magnesium48.2 mg · 23 mg
    11%5%
  • Zinc1.3 mg · 0.72 mg
    12%7%
  • Vitamin B60.13 mg · 0.044 mg
    8%3%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1.4 g · 1.3 g2%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.25 g · 0.19 g1%·1%
  • Sodiumlimit5.5 mg · 7.7 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium203 mg · 30.7 mg4%·1%
  • Calcium19.1 mg · 7.7 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 7.7 µg0%·1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.39 mg · 0.23 mg8%·5%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: fiber, selenium, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Dry enriched pasta (SR Legacy 169736), Cooked fresh plain pasta (SR Legacy 169728). 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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