Dry gluten-free corn pasta vs Wheat bread

In short

Gram for gram, there are 30% more calories in dry gluten-free corn pasta than in wheat bread (357 vs 274 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry gluten-free corn pasta: fiber (2.8×), magnesium (2.9×), carbohydrates, phosphorus and 3 more. More in wheat bread: selenium (3.6×), manganese (2.1×), sodium, niacin (2.3×) and 7 more. 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

Wheat bread274 cal

10.7 g protein · 47.5 g carbs (5.7 g sugars) · 4.5 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%37.5%75%
  • Selenium14% vs 52%

    7.9 µg vs 28.8 µg

  • Fiber39% vs 14%

    11 g vs 4 g

  • Manganese21% vs 45%

    0.48 mg vs 1 mg

  • Sodiumlimit<1% vs 21%

    3 mg vs 473 mg

  • Niacin (B3)15% vs 35%

    2.4 mg vs 5.6 mg

  • Magnesium28% vs 10%

    119 mg vs 41 mg

  • Folate6% vs 25%

    25 µg vs 99 µg

  • Thiamin (B1)19% vs 34%

    0.23 mg vs 0.41 mg

  • Iron5% vs 20%

    0.93 mg vs 3.6 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)7% vs 19%

    0.087 mg vs 0.25 mg

  • Carbohydrates29% vs 17%

    79.3 g vs 47.5 g

  • Phosphorus20% vs 10%

    253 mg vs 129 mg

  • Calcium<1% vs 10%

    4 mg vs 125 mg

  • Zinc16% vs 9%

    1.8 mg vs 1 mg

  • Pantothenic acid (B5)10% vs 16%

    0.48 mg vs 0.82 mg

  • Protein15% vs 21%

    7.5 g vs 10.7 g

  • Copper22% vs 16%

    0.2 mg vs 0.15 mg

  • Vitamin B612% vs 7%

    0.21 mg vs 0.11 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 · 4.5 g3%·6%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.29 g · 0.7 g1%·3%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Potassium294 mg · 141 mg6%·3%
  • Vitamin A9 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.2 mg0%·<1%
  • 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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