Dry gluten-free corn pasta vs Cooked whole-wheat pasta
In short
Gram for gram, there are 2.4 times as many calories in dry gluten-free corn pasta as in cooked whole-wheat pasta (357 vs 149 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in dry gluten-free corn pasta: fiber (2.8×), carbohydrates (2.6×), magnesium (2.2×), phosphorus and 5 more. More in cooked whole-wheat pasta: selenium (4.6×), manganese (2.7×), iron and niacin. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
7.5 g protein · 79.3 g carbs · 2.1 g fat
6 g protein · 30.1 g carbs (0.75 g sugars) · 1.7 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 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Selenium14% vs 66%
7.9 µg vs 36.3 µg
- Manganese21% vs 57%
0.48 mg vs 1.3 mg
- Fiber39% vs 14%
11 g vs 3.9 g
- Carbohydrates29% vs 11%
79.3 g vs 30.1 g
- Magnesium28% vs 13%
119 mg vs 54 mg
- Phosphorus20% vs 10%
253 mg vs 127 mg
- Vitamin B612% vs 5%
0.21 mg vs 0.093 mg
- Thiamin (B1)19% vs 13%
0.23 mg vs 0.16 mg
- Iron5% vs 10%
0.93 mg vs 1.7 mg
- Niacin (B3)15% vs 20%
2.4 mg vs 3.1 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)10% vs 5%
0.48 mg vs 0.27 mg
- Potassium6% vs 2%
294 mg vs 96 mg
- Zinc16% vs 12%
1.8 mg vs 1.3 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein7.5 g · 6 g15%·12%
- Total fat2.1 g · 1.7 g3%·2%
- Saturated fatlimit0.29 g · 0.24 g1%·1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit3 mg · 4 mg<1%·<1%
- Calcium4 mg · 13 mg<1%·1%
- Copper0.2 mg · 0.23 mg22%·25%
- Vitamin A9 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.087 mg · 0.099 mg7%·8%
- Folate25 µg · 21 µg6%·5%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Dry gluten-free corn pasta (SR Legacy 168899), Cooked whole-wheat pasta (SR Legacy 168910). 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.