Raw wild rice vs Pasta, cooked

In short

Gram for gram, there are 2.3 times as many calories in raw wild rice as in pasta, cooked (357 vs 157 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in raw wild rice: zinc (12×), copper (5.3×), magnesium (9.8×), niacin (4×) and 9 more. More in pasta, cooked: selenium (9.4×), thiamin (2.4×), sodium and folate. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Raw wild rice357 cal

14.7 g protein · 74.9 g carbs (2.5 g sugars) · 1.1 g fat

Pasta, cooked157 cal

5.8 g protein · 30.7 g carbs (0.56 g sugars) · 0.92 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%
  • Zinc54% vs 5%

    6 mg vs 0.51 mg

  • Copper58% vs 11%

    0.52 mg vs 0.099 mg

  • Selenium5% vs 48%

    2.8 µg vs 26.2 µg

  • Magnesium42% vs 4%

    177 mg vs 18 mg

  • Niacin (B3)42% vs 10%

    6.7 mg vs 1.7 mg

  • Phosphorus35% vs 5%

    433 mg vs 58 mg

  • Vitamin B623% vs 3%

    0.39 mg vs 0.049 mg

  • Protein29% vs 12%

    14.7 g vs 5.8 g

  • Carbohydrates27% vs 11%

    74.9 g vs 30.7 g

  • Fiber22% vs 6%

    6.2 g vs 1.8 g

  • Thiamin (B1)10% vs 23%

    0.12 mg vs 0.27 mg

  • Sodiumlimit<1% vs 10%

    7 mg vs 232 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)20% vs 10%

    0.26 mg vs 0.14 mg

  • Potassium9% vs 1%

    427 mg vs 44 mg

  • Folate24% vs 30%

    95 µg vs 118 µg

  • Choline6% vs 1%

    35 mg vs 6.4 mg

  • Vitamin E5% vs <1%

    0.82 mg vs 0.06 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1.1 g · 0.92 g1%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.16 g · 0.17 g1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Calcium21 mg · 7 mg2%·1%
  • Iron2 mg · 1.3 mg11%·7%
  • Vitamin A1 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K1.9 µg · 0 µg2%·0%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Raw wild rice (SR Legacy 169726), Pasta, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708357). 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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