Pasta, cooked vs Dry enriched pasta

In short

Gram for gram, there are 2.4 times as many calories in dry enriched pasta as in pasta, cooked (371 vs 157 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in pasta, cooked: sodium. More in dry enriched pasta: folate (3.3×), selenium (2.4×), thiamin (3.3×), niacin (4.3×) and 10 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Pasta, cooked157 cal

5.8 g protein · 30.7 g carbs (0.56 g sugars) · 0.92 g fat

Dry enriched pasta371 cal

13 g protein · 74.7 g carbs (2.7 g sugars) · 1.5 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%62.5%125%
  • Folate30% vs 98%

    118 µg vs 391 µg

  • Selenium48% vs 115%

    26.2 µg vs 63.2 µg

  • Thiamin (B1)23% vs 74%

    0.27 mg vs 0.89 mg

  • Niacin (B3)10% vs 45%

    1.7 mg vs 7.2 mg

  • Copper11% vs 32%

    0.099 mg vs 0.29 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)10% vs 31%

    0.14 mg vs 0.4 mg

  • Carbohydrates11% vs 27%

    30.7 g vs 74.7 g

  • Protein12% vs 26%

    5.8 g vs 13 g

  • Iron7% vs 18%

    1.3 mg vs 3.3 mg

  • Phosphorus5% vs 15%

    58 mg vs 189 mg

  • Sodiumlimit10% vs <1%

    232 mg vs 6 mg

  • Magnesium4% vs 13%

    18 mg vs 53 mg

  • Zinc5% vs 13%

    0.51 mg vs 1.4 mg

  • Vitamin B63% vs 8%

    0.049 mg vs 0.14 mg

  • Fiber6% vs 11%

    1.8 g vs 3.2 g

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat0.92 g · 1.5 g1%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.17 g · 0.28 g1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Potassium44 mg · 223 mg1%·5%
  • Calcium7 mg · 21 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.06 mg · 0.11 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0.1 µg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline6.4 mg · 15.1 mg1%·3%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Pasta, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708357), Dry enriched pasta (SR Legacy 169736). 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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