Rye bread vs Gluten free pasta

In short

Gram for gram, there are 45% more calories in rye bread than in gluten free pasta (259 vs 179 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in rye bread: selenium (14×), folate, thiamin (8.7×), sodium and 10 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Rye bread259 cal

8.5 g protein · 48.3 g carbs (3.9 g sugars) · 3.3 g fat

Gluten free pasta179 cal

3.2 g protein · 38 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 1 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%
  • Selenium56% vs 4%

    30.9 µg vs 2.2 µg

  • Folate38% vs 1%

    151 µg vs 4 µg

  • Thiamin (B1)36% vs 4%

    0.43 mg vs 0.05 mg

  • Sodiumlimit26% vs <1%

    603 mg vs 4 mg

  • Niacin (B3)24% vs 2%

    3.8 mg vs 0.24 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)26% vs 6%

    0.34 mg vs 0.079 mg

  • Copper21% vs 2%

    0.19 mg vs 0.02 mg

  • Fiber21% vs 5%

    5.8 g vs 1.4 g

  • Iron16% vs 1%

    2.8 mg vs 0.22 mg

  • Protein17% vs 6%

    8.5 g vs 3.2 g

  • Zinc10% vs 2%

    1.1 mg vs 0.27 mg

  • Phosphorus10% vs 3%

    125 mg vs 33 mg

  • Magnesium10% vs 3%

    40 mg vs 11 mg

  • Calcium6% vs <1%

    73 mg vs 2 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat3.3 g · 1 g4%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.63 g · 0.15 g3%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates48.3 g · 38 g18%·14%
  • Potassium166 mg · 24 mg4%·1%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 4 µg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0.4 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.33 mg · 0 mg2%·0%
  • Vitamin K1.2 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Vitamin B60.075 mg · 0.037 mg4%·2%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline14.6 mg · 1.7 mg3%·<1%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Rye bread (SR Legacy 172684), Gluten free pasta (Survey (FNDDS) 2708359). 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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