Dry gluten-free corn pasta vs Whole grain pasta, cooked

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Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 2.4 times as many calories in dry gluten-free corn pasta as in whole grain pasta, cooked (357 vs 148 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry gluten-free corn pasta: fiber (2.8×), carbohydrates (2.7×), magnesium (2.2×), phosphorus (2×) and 4 more. More in whole grain pasta, cooked: selenium (4.6×), sodium, iron and niacin. 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

Whole grain pasta, cooked148 cal

6 g protein · 29.9 g carbs (0.75 g sugars) · 1.7 g fat

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Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%37.5%75%
  • Selenium7.9 µg · 36.1 µg
    14%66%
  • Fiber11 g · 3.9 g
    39%14%
  • Carbohydrates79.3 g · 29.9 g
    29%11%
  • Magnesium119 mg · 54 mg
    28%13%
  • Phosphorus253 mg · 126 mg
    20%10%
  • Sodiumlimit3 mg · 235 mg
    <1%10%
  • Vitamin B60.21 mg · 0.092 mg
    12%5%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.23 mg · 0.15 mg
    19%13%
  • Iron0.93 mg · 1.7 mg
    5%10%
  • Potassium294 mg · 95 mg
    6%2%
  • Niacin (B3)2.4 mg · 3.1 mg
    15%19%
  • Zinc1.8 mg · 1.3 mg
    16%12%

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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%
  • Calcium4 mg · 13 mg<1%·1%
  • Copper0.2 mg · 0.22 mg22%·25%
  • Vitamin A9 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.087 mg · 0.098 mg7%·8%
  • Folate25 µg · 21 µg6%·5%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, pantothenic acid (B5), choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Dry gluten-free corn pasta (SR Legacy 168899), Whole grain pasta, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708358). 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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