Dry gluten-free corn pasta vs Unenriched pasta, dry

In short

Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 357 in 100 g of dry gluten-free corn pasta, 371 of unenriched pasta, dry. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry gluten-free corn pasta: fiber (3.4×), magnesium (2.2×), thiamin (2.6×), phosphorus and niacin. More in unenriched pasta, dry: selenium (8×), manganese, protein and copper. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Dry gluten-free corn pasta357 cal

7.5 g protein · 79.3 g carbs · 2.1 g fat

Unenriched pasta, dry371 cal

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

0%62.5%125%
  • Selenium14% vs 115%

    7.9 µg vs 63.2 µg

  • Fiber39% vs 11%

    11 g vs 3.2 g

  • Manganese21% vs 40%

    0.48 mg vs 0.92 mg

  • Magnesium28% vs 13%

    119 mg vs 53 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)19% vs 8%

    0.23 mg vs 0.09 mg

  • Protein15% vs 26%

    7.5 g vs 13 g

  • Copper22% vs 32%

    0.2 mg vs 0.29 mg

  • Phosphorus20% vs 15%

    253 mg vs 189 mg

  • Niacin (B3)15% vs 11%

    2.4 mg vs 1.7 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat2.1 g · 1.5 g3%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.29 g · 0.28 g1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates79.3 g · 74.7 g29%·27%
  • Sodiumlimit3 mg · 6 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium294 mg · 223 mg6%·5%
  • Calcium4 mg · 21 mg<1%·2%
  • Iron0.93 mg · 1.3 mg5%·7%
  • Zinc1.8 mg · 1.4 mg16%·13%
  • Vitamin A9 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.087 mg · 0.06 mg7%·5%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.48 mg · 0.43 mg10%·9%
  • Vitamin B60.21 mg · 0.14 mg12%·8%
  • Folate25 µg · 18 µg6%·5%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Dry gluten-free corn pasta (SR Legacy 168899), Unenriched pasta, dry (SR Legacy 168927). 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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