Potato bread vs Whole grain pasta, cooked

In short

Gram for gram, there are 80% more calories in potato bread than in whole grain pasta, cooked (266 vs 148 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in potato bread: folate (7.1×), phosphorus (2.9×), calcium (14×), potassium (7.6×) and 7 more. More in whole grain pasta, cooked: selenium (3.8×), copper (2.4×), niacin (2.5×) and magnesium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Potato bread266 cal

12.5 g protein · 47.1 g carbs (9.4 g sugars) · 3.1 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%
  • Selenium17% vs 66%

    9.5 µg vs 36.1 µg

  • Folate37% vs 5%

    149 µg vs 21 µg

  • Phosphorus30% vs 10%

    369 mg vs 126 mg

  • Copper10% vs 25%

    0.094 mg vs 0.22 mg

  • Calcium14% vs 1%

    188 mg vs 13 mg

  • Potassium15% vs 2%

    718 mg vs 95 mg

  • Protein25% vs 12%

    12.5 g vs 6 g

  • Niacin (B3)8% vs 19%

    1.3 mg vs 3.1 mg

  • Fiber23% vs 14%

    6.3 g vs 3.9 g

  • Vitamin B614% vs 5%

    0.23 mg vs 0.092 mg

  • Vitamin B126% vs 0%

    0.15 µg vs 0 µg

  • Carbohydrates17% vs 11%

    47.1 g vs 29.9 g

  • Magnesium7% vs 13%

    28 mg vs 54 mg

  • Sodiumlimit16% vs 10%

    375 mg vs 235 mg

  • Vitamin K6% vs 1%

    6.8 µg vs 0.6 µg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat3.1 g · 1.7 g4%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0 g · 0.24 g0%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Iron2.3 mg · 1.7 mg13%·10%
  • Zinc1.4 mg · 1.3 mg13%·12%
  • Vitamin A24 µg · 0 µg3%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0.1 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.47 mg · 0.23 mg3%·2%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.19 mg · 0.15 mg16%·13%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.11 mg · 0.098 mg8%·8%
  • Choline18.4 mg · 6.5 mg3%·1%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).

From USDA FoodData Central: Potato bread (SR Legacy 167943), 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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