Pasta, cooked vs Gluten free pasta

In short

Gram for gram, there are 14% more calories in gluten free pasta than in pasta, cooked (179 vs 157 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in pasta, cooked: selenium (12×), folate, thiamin (5.4×), sodium and 5 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

Gluten free pasta179 cal

3.2 g protein · 38 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 1 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%25%50%
  • Selenium48% vs 4%

    26.2 µg vs 2.2 µg

  • Folate30% vs 1%

    118 µg vs 4 µg

  • Thiamin (B1)23% vs 4%

    0.27 mg vs 0.05 mg

  • Sodiumlimit10% vs <1%

    232 mg vs 4 mg

  • Niacin (B3)10% vs 2%

    1.7 mg vs 0.24 mg

  • Copper11% vs 2%

    0.099 mg vs 0.02 mg

  • Iron7% vs 1%

    1.3 mg vs 0.22 mg

  • Protein12% vs 6%

    5.8 g vs 3.2 g

  • Riboflavin (B2)10% vs 6%

    0.14 mg vs 0.079 mg

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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 g1%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.17 g · 0.15 g1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates30.7 g · 38 g11%·14%
  • Fiber1.8 g · 1.4 g6%·5%
  • Potassium44 mg · 24 mg1%·1%
  • Calcium7 mg · 2 mg1%·<1%
  • Magnesium18 mg · 11 mg4%·3%
  • Phosphorus58 mg · 33 mg5%·3%
  • Zinc0.51 mg · 0.27 mg5%·2%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 4 µg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.06 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin B60.049 mg · 0.037 mg3%·2%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline6.4 mg · 1.7 mg1%·<1%

From USDA FoodData Central: Pasta, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708357), Gluten free pasta (Survey (FNDDS) 2708359). 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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