Dry gluten-free corn pasta vs Cooked fresh plain pasta

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 28 g of dry gluten-free corn pasta or 76 g of cooked fresh plain pasta. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry gluten-free corn pasta: magnesium (2.4×). More in cooked fresh plain pasta: folate (11×), cholesterol, thiamin (2.5×), riboflavin (4.7×) and vitamin B12. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Dry gluten-free corn pasta100 cal

28 g · 2.1 g protein · 22.2 g carbs · 0.58 g fat

Cooked fresh plain pasta100 cal

76.3 g · 3.9 g protein · 19 g carbs · 0.8 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories 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%12.5%25%
  • Folate2% vs 20%

    7 µg vs 79.4 µg

  • Cholesterollimit0% vs 8%

    0 mg vs 25.2 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)5% vs 13%

    0.065 mg vs 0.16 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)2% vs 9%

    0.024 mg vs 0.11 mg

  • Magnesium8% vs 3%

    33.3 mg vs 13.7 mg

  • Vitamin B120% vs 4%

    0 µg vs 0.11 µg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein2.1 g · 3.9 g4%·8%
  • Total fat0.58 g · 0.8 g1%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.081 g · 0.11 g<1%·1%
  • Carbohydrates22.2 g · 19 g8%·7%
  • Sodiumlimit0.84 mg · 4.6 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium82.4 mg · 18.3 mg2%·<1%
  • Calcium1.1 mg · 4.6 mg<1%·<1%
  • Iron0.26 mg · 0.87 mg1%·5%
  • Phosphorus70.9 mg · 48.1 mg6%·4%
  • Zinc0.5 mg · 0.43 mg5%·4%
  • Copper0.057 mg · 0.071 mg6%·8%
  • Manganese0.14 mg · 0.17 mg6%·7%
  • Vitamin A2.5 µg · 4.6 µg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Niacin (B3)0.68 mg · 0.76 mg4%·5%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.14 mg · 0.14 mg3%·3%
  • Vitamin B60.058 mg · 0.026 mg3%·2%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: fiber, selenium.

From USDA FoodData Central: Dry gluten-free corn pasta (SR Legacy 168899), 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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