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

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

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 66%

    7.9 µg vs 36.1 µg

  • Fiber39% vs 14%

    11 g vs 3.9 g

  • Carbohydrates29% vs 11%

    79.3 g vs 29.9 g

  • Magnesium28% vs 13%

    119 mg vs 54 mg

  • Phosphorus20% vs 10%

    253 mg vs 126 mg

  • Sodiumlimit<1% vs 10%

    3 mg vs 235 mg

  • Vitamin B612% vs 5%

    0.21 mg vs 0.092 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)19% vs 13%

    0.23 mg vs 0.15 mg

  • Iron5% vs 10%

    0.93 mg vs 1.7 mg

  • Potassium6% vs 2%

    294 mg vs 95 mg

  • Niacin (B3)15% vs 19%

    2.4 mg vs 3.1 mg

  • Zinc16% vs 12%

    1.8 mg vs 1.3 mg

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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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