Pasta, cooked vs Whole grain pasta, cooked

Pasta, cookedWhole grain pasta, cooked
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 220 calories in pasta, cooked (1 cup, cooked, 140 g), 207 calories in whole grain pasta, cooked (1 cup, cooked, 140 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in pasta, cooked: folate (5.6×) and thiamin. More in whole grain pasta, cooked: selenium, copper (2.3×), niacin, magnesium (3×) and 3 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Pasta, cooked220 cal

1 cup, cooked (140 g) · 8.1 g protein · 43 g carbs (0.78 g sugars) · 1.3 g fat

Whole grain pasta, cooked207 cal

1 cup, cooked (140 g) · 8.3 g protein · 41.8 g carbs (1.1 g sugars) · 2.4 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving 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%50%100%
  • Folate165 µg · 29.4 µg
    41%7%
  • Selenium36.7 µg · 50.5 µg
    67%92%
  • Copper0.14 mg · 0.31 mg
    15%35%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.38 mg · 0.22 mg
    32%18%
  • Niacin (B3)2.4 mg · 4.3 mg
    15%27%
  • Magnesium25.2 mg · 75.6 mg
    6%18%
  • Fiber2.5 g · 5.5 g
    9%20%
  • Zinc0.71 mg · 1.9 mg
    6%17%
  • Phosphorus81.2 mg · 176 mg
    6%14%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Protein8.1 g · 8.3 g16%·17%
  • Total fat1.3 g · 2.4 g2%·3%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.24 g · 0.34 g1%·2%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates43 g · 41.8 g16%·15%
  • Sodiumlimit325 mg · 329 mg14%·14%
  • Potassium61.6 mg · 133 mg1%·3%
  • Calcium9.8 mg · 18.2 mg1%·1%
  • Iron1.8 mg · 2.4 mg10%·13%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.084 mg · 0.32 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0.84 µg0%·1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.19 mg · 0.14 mg15%·11%
  • Vitamin B60.069 mg · 0.13 mg4%·8%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline9 mg · 9.1 mg2%·2%

From USDA FoodData Central: Pasta, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708357), Whole grain pasta, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708358). 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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