Dry enriched pasta vs Whole grain pasta, cooked

Dry enriched pastaWhole grain pasta, cooked
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 338 calories in dry enriched pasta (1 cup spaghetti, 91 g), 207 calories in whole grain pasta, cooked (1 cup, cooked, 140 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry enriched pasta: folate (12×), thiamin (3.7×), riboflavin (2.7×), niacin and 3 more. More in whole grain pasta, cooked: sodium, fiber, magnesium, copper and zinc. 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

Whole grain pasta, cooked207 cal

1 cup, cooked (140 g) · 8.3 g protein · 41.8 g carbs (1.1 g sugars) · 2.4 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%62.5%125%
  • Folate356 µg · 29.4 µg
    89%7%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.81 mg · 0.22 mg
    68%18%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.36 mg · 0.14 mg
    28%11%
  • Sodiumlimit5.5 mg · 329 mg
    <1%14%
  • Niacin (B3)6.5 mg · 4.3 mg
    41%27%
  • Selenium57.5 µg · 50.5 µg
    105%92%
  • Carbohydrates67.9 g · 41.8 g
    25%15%
  • Fiber2.9 g · 5.5 g
    10%20%
  • Protein11.9 g · 8.3 g
    24%17%
  • Magnesium48.2 mg · 75.6 mg
    11%18%
  • Copper0.26 mg · 0.31 mg
    29%35%
  • Zinc1.3 mg · 1.9 mg
    12%17%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1.4 g · 2.4 g2%·3%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.25 g · 0.34 g1%·2%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Potassium203 mg · 133 mg4%·3%
  • Calcium19.1 mg · 18.2 mg1%·1%
  • Iron3 mg · 2.4 mg17%·13%
  • Phosphorus172 mg · 176 mg14%·14%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.1 mg · 0.32 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin K0.091 µg · 0.84 µg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin B60.13 mg · 0.13 mg8%·8%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline13.7 mg · 9.1 mg2%·2%

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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