Dry gluten-free corn pasta vs Wheat bread

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 28 g of dry gluten-free corn pasta or 36 g of wheat bread. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry gluten-free corn pasta: fiber (2.1×) and magnesium (2.2×). More in wheat bread: selenium (4.7×), manganese (2.8×), niacin (3×), sodium and 4 more. 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

Wheat bread100 cal

36.5 g · 3.9 g protein · 17.4 g carbs (2.1 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 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%
  • Selenium4% vs 19%

    2.2 µg vs 10.5 µg

  • Manganese6% vs 16%

    0.14 mg vs 0.37 mg

  • Niacin (B3)4% vs 13%

    0.68 mg vs 2 mg

  • Sodiumlimit<1% vs 8%

    0.84 mg vs 173 mg

  • Folate2% vs 9%

    7 µg vs 36.1 µg

  • Thiamin (B1)5% vs 13%

    0.065 mg vs 0.15 mg

  • Iron1% vs 7%

    0.26 mg vs 1.3 mg

  • Fiber11% vs 5%

    3.1 g vs 1.5 g

  • Riboflavin (B2)2% vs 7%

    0.024 mg vs 0.092 mg

  • Magnesium8% vs 4%

    33.3 mg vs 15 mg

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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 · 1.7 g1%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.081 g · 0.25 g<1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates22.2 g · 17.4 g8%·6%
  • Potassium82.4 mg · 51.5 mg2%·1%
  • Calcium1.1 mg · 45.6 mg<1%·4%
  • Phosphorus70.9 mg · 47.1 mg6%·4%
  • Zinc0.5 mg · 0.38 mg5%·3%
  • Copper0.057 mg · 0.054 mg6%·6%
  • Vitamin A2.5 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.073 mg0%·<1%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.14 mg · 0.3 mg3%·6%
  • Vitamin B60.058 mg · 0.041 mg3%·2%
  • 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), Wheat bread (SR Legacy 172686). 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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