Pasta, cooked vs Whole grain pasta, cooked

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Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 6% more calories in pasta, cooked than in whole grain pasta, cooked (157 vs 148 in 100 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, cooked157 cal

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

Whole grain pasta, cooked148 cal

6 g protein · 29.9 g carbs (0.75 g sugars) · 1.7 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%
  • Folate30% vs 5%

    118 µg vs 21 µg

  • Selenium48% vs 66%

    26.2 µg vs 36.1 µg

  • Copper11% vs 25%

    0.099 mg vs 0.22 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)23% vs 13%

    0.27 mg vs 0.15 mg

  • Niacin (B3)10% vs 19%

    1.7 mg vs 3.1 mg

  • Magnesium4% vs 13%

    18 mg vs 54 mg

  • Fiber6% vs 14%

    1.8 g vs 3.9 g

  • Zinc5% vs 12%

    0.51 mg vs 1.3 mg

  • Phosphorus5% vs 10%

    58 mg vs 126 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein5.8 g · 6 g12%·12%
  • Total fat0.92 g · 1.7 g1%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.17 g · 0.24 g1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates30.7 g · 29.9 g11%·11%
  • Sodiumlimit232 mg · 235 mg10%·10%
  • Potassium44 mg · 95 mg1%·2%
  • Calcium7 mg · 13 mg1%·1%
  • Iron1.3 mg · 1.7 mg7%·10%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.06 mg · 0.23 mg<1%·2%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0.6 µg0%·1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.14 mg · 0.098 mg10%·8%
  • Vitamin B60.049 mg · 0.092 mg3%·5%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline6.4 mg · 6.5 mg1%·1%

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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