Millet flour vs Whole grain pasta, cooked

In short

Gram for gram, there are 2.6 times as many calories in millet flour as in whole grain pasta, cooked (382 vs 148 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in millet flour: copper (2.4×), thiamin (2.7×), niacin, vitamin B6 (4×) and 7 more. More in whole grain pasta, cooked: sodium and selenium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Millet flour382 cal

10.8 g protein · 75.1 g carbs (1.7 g sugars) · 4.3 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%
  • Copper59% vs 25%

    0.54 mg vs 0.22 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)34% vs 13%

    0.41 mg vs 0.15 mg

  • Niacin (B3)38% vs 19%

    6 mg vs 3.1 mg

  • Vitamin B622% vs 5%

    0.37 mg vs 0.092 mg

  • Carbohydrates27% vs 11%

    75.1 g vs 29.9 g

  • Magnesium28% vs 13%

    119 mg vs 54 mg

  • Phosphorus23% vs 10%

    285 mg vs 126 mg

  • Iron22% vs 10%

    3.9 mg vs 1.7 mg

  • Zinc24% vs 12%

    2.6 mg vs 1.3 mg

  • Sodiumlimit<1% vs 10%

    4 mg vs 235 mg

  • Protein22% vs 12%

    10.8 g vs 6 g

  • Selenium59% vs 66%

    32.7 µg vs 36.1 µg

  • Folate11% vs 5%

    42 µg vs 21 µg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat4.3 g · 1.7 g5%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.54 g · 0.24 g3%·1%
  • Fiber3.5 g · 3.9 g13%·14%
  • Potassium224 mg · 95 mg5%·2%
  • Calcium14 mg · 13 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.11 mg · 0.23 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin K0.8 µg · 0.6 µg1%·1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.073 mg · 0.098 mg6%·8%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: cholesterol, manganese, vitamin A, vitamin D, pantothenic acid (B5), vitamin B12, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Millet flour (SR Legacy 172023), 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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