In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 64 g of pasta or 77 g of rice. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in pasta: selenium (2.9×), sodium and riboflavin (8.6×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Pasta, cooked100 cal

63.7 g · 3.7 g protein · 19.5 g carbs (0.36 g sugars) · 0.59 g fat

Cooked enriched long-grain white rice100 cal

76.9 g · 2.1 g protein · 21.7 g carbs (0.038 g sugars) · 0.22 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.

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  • Selenium30% vs 10%

    16.7 µg vs 5.8 µg

  • Sodiumlimit6% vs <1%

    148 mg vs 0.77 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)7% vs 1%

    0.086 mg vs 0.01 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein3.7 g · 2.1 g7%·4%
  • Total fat0.59 g · 0.22 g1%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.11 g · 0.059 g1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates19.5 g · 21.7 g7%·8%
  • Fiber1.1 g · 0.31 g4%·1%
  • Potassium28 mg · 26.9 mg1%·1%
  • Calcium4.5 mg · 7.7 mg<1%·1%
  • Iron0.81 mg · 0.92 mg4%·5%
  • Magnesium11.5 mg · 9.2 mg3%·2%
  • Phosphorus36.9 mg · 33.1 mg3%·3%
  • Zinc0.32 mg · 0.38 mg3%·3%
  • Copper0.063 mg · 0.053 mg7%·6%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.038 mg · 0.031 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.17 mg · 0.13 mg14%·10%
  • Niacin (B3)1.1 mg · 1.1 mg7%·7%
  • Vitamin B60.031 mg · 0.072 mg2%·4%
  • Folate75.2 µg · 74.6 µg19%·19%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline4.1 mg · 1.6 mg1%·<1%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).

From USDA FoodData Central: Pasta, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708357), Cooked enriched long-grain white rice (SR Legacy 168878). 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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Pasta vs rice: 157 vs 130 calories per 100 g