Pasta, cooked vs Wheat bread

In short

Gram for gram, there are 75% more calories in wheat bread than in pasta, cooked (274 vs 157 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in pasta, cooked: folate. More in wheat bread: niacin (3.3×), iron (2.8×), thiamin, sodium (2×) and 12 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

Wheat bread274 cal

10.7 g protein · 47.5 g carbs (5.7 g sugars) · 4.5 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%37.5%75%
  • Niacin (B3)10% vs 35%

    1.7 mg vs 5.6 mg

  • Iron7% vs 20%

    1.3 mg vs 3.6 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)23% vs 34%

    0.27 mg vs 0.41 mg

  • Sodiumlimit10% vs 21%

    232 mg vs 473 mg

  • Protein12% vs 21%

    5.8 g vs 10.7 g

  • Calcium1% vs 10%

    7 mg vs 125 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)10% vs 19%

    0.14 mg vs 0.25 mg

  • Fiber6% vs 14%

    1.8 g vs 4 g

  • Carbohydrates11% vs 17%

    30.7 g vs 47.5 g

  • Phosphorus5% vs 10%

    58 mg vs 129 mg

  • Magnesium4% vs 10%

    18 mg vs 41 mg

  • Copper11% vs 16%

    0.099 mg vs 0.15 mg

  • Zinc5% vs 9%

    0.51 mg vs 1 mg

  • Folate30% vs 25%

    118 µg vs 99 µg

  • Selenium48% vs 52%

    26.2 µg vs 28.8 µg

  • Total fat1% vs 6%

    0.92 g vs 4.5 g

  • Vitamin K0% vs 4%

    0 µg vs 4.9 µg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Saturated fatlimit0.17 g · 0.7 g1%·3%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Potassium44 mg · 141 mg1%·3%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.2 mg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.06 mg · 0.19 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin B60.049 mg · 0.11 mg3%·7%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline6.4 mg · 18.7 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), Wheat bread (SR Legacy 172686). 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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