Pasta, cooked vs Rye bread

In short

Gram for gram, there are 65% more calories in rye bread than in pasta, cooked (259 vs 157 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in rye bread: sodium (2.6×), riboflavin (2.5×), fiber (3.2×), thiamin and 11 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

Rye bread259 cal

8.5 g protein · 48.3 g carbs (3.9 g sugars) · 3.3 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%37.5%75%
  • Sodiumlimit232 mg · 603 mg
    10%26%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.14 mg · 0.34 mg
    10%26%
  • Fiber1.8 g · 5.8 g
    6%21%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.27 mg · 0.43 mg
    23%36%
  • Niacin (B3)1.7 mg · 3.8 mg
    10%24%
  • Copper0.099 mg · 0.19 mg
    11%21%
  • Iron1.3 mg · 2.8 mg
    7%16%
  • Selenium26.2 µg · 30.9 µg
    48%56%
  • Folate118 µg · 151 µg
    30%38%
  • Carbohydrates30.7 g · 48.3 g
    11%18%
  • Zinc0.51 mg · 1.1 mg
    5%10%
  • Protein5.8 g · 8.5 g
    12%17%
  • Phosphorus58 mg · 125 mg
    5%10%
  • Magnesium18 mg · 40 mg
    4%10%
  • Calcium7 mg · 73 mg
    1%6%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat0.92 g · 3.3 g1%·4%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.17 g · 0.63 g1%·3%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Potassium44 mg · 166 mg1%·4%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.4 mg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.06 mg · 0.33 mg<1%·2%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 1.2 µg0%·1%
  • Vitamin B60.049 mg · 0.075 mg3%·4%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline6.4 mg · 14.6 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), Rye bread (SR Legacy 172684). 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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