Rye flour vs Whole grain pasta, cooked

In short

Gram for gram, there are 2.4 times as many calories in rye flour as in whole grain pasta, cooked (351 vs 148 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in rye flour: fiber (3.5×), carbohydrates (2.6×), copper, phosphorus (2.2×) and 8 more. More in whole grain pasta, cooked: selenium (2.2×), niacin (2.7×) and sodium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Rye flour351 cal

8.4 g protein · 77.2 g carbs · 1.9 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

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%37.5%75%
  • Selenium16.6 µg · 36.1 µg
    30%66%
  • Fiber13.7 g · 3.9 g
    49%14%
  • Carbohydrates77.2 g · 29.9 g
    28%11%
  • Copper0.34 mg · 0.22 mg
    38%25%
  • Phosphorus280 mg · 126 mg
    22%10%
  • Niacin (B3)1.2 mg · 3.1 mg
    7%19%
  • Sodiumlimit0 mg · 235 mg
    0%10%
  • Magnesium95.4 mg · 54 mg
    23%13%
  • Zinc2.3 mg · 1.3 mg
    21%12%
  • Potassium434 mg · 95 mg
    9%2%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.17 mg · 0.098 mg
    13%8%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.22 mg · 0.15 mg
    18%13%
  • Protein8.4 g · 6 g
    17%12%
  • Iron2.5 mg · 1.7 mg
    14%10%
  • Vitamin B60.16 mg · 0.092 mg
    10%5%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1.9 g · 1.7 g2%·2%
  • Calcium32.2 mg · 13 mg2%·1%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: saturated fat, cholesterol, manganese, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, biotin (B7), folate, vitamin B12, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Rye flour (Foundation 2512375), 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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