Dry enriched pasta vs Whole grain pasta, cooked

Dry enriched pastaWhole grain pasta, cooked
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 2.5 times as many calories in dry enriched pasta as in whole grain pasta, cooked (371 vs 148 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry enriched pasta: folate (19×), thiamin (5.7×), selenium, niacin (2.3×) and 6 more. More in whole grain pasta, cooked: sodium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Dry enriched pasta371 cal

13 g protein · 74.7 g carbs (2.7 g sugars) · 1.5 g fat

Whole grain pasta, cooked148 cal

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.

0%62.5%125%
  • Folate391 µg · 21 µg
    98%5%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.89 mg · 0.15 mg
    74%13%
  • Selenium63.2 µg · 36.1 µg
    115%66%
  • Niacin (B3)7.2 mg · 3.1 mg
    45%19%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.4 mg · 0.098 mg
    31%8%
  • Carbohydrates74.7 g · 29.9 g
    27%11%
  • Protein13 g · 6 g
    26%12%
  • Sodiumlimit6 mg · 235 mg
    <1%10%
  • Iron3.3 mg · 1.7 mg
    18%10%
  • Copper0.29 mg · 0.22 mg
    32%25%
  • Phosphorus189 mg · 126 mg
    15%10%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1.5 g · 1.7 g2%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.28 g · 0.24 g1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Fiber3.2 g · 3.9 g11%·14%
  • Potassium223 mg · 95 mg5%·2%
  • Calcium21 mg · 13 mg2%·1%
  • Magnesium53 mg · 54 mg13%·13%
  • Zinc1.4 mg · 1.3 mg13%·12%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.11 mg · 0.23 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin K0.1 µg · 0.6 µg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin B60.14 mg · 0.092 mg8%·5%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline15.1 mg · 6.5 mg3%·1%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Dry enriched pasta (SR Legacy 169736), 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.

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