Rye flour vs Whole grain pasta, cooked

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 28 g of rye flour or 68 g of whole grain pasta, cooked. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in rye flour: fiber. More in whole grain pasta, cooked: selenium (5.2×), niacin (6.3×), sodium and copper. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Rye flour100 cal

28.5 g · 2.4 g protein · 22 g carbs · 0.54 g fat

Whole grain pasta, cooked100 cal

67.6 g · 4 g protein · 20.2 g carbs (0.51 g sugars) · 1.1 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 calories 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%25%50%
  • Selenium4.7 µg · 24.4 µg
    9%44%
  • Niacin (B3)0.33 mg · 2.1 mg
    2%13%
  • Sodiumlimit0 mg · 159 mg
    0%7%
  • Copper0.096 mg · 0.15 mg
    11%17%
  • Fiber3.9 g · 2.6 g
    14%9%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein2.4 g · 4 g5%·8%
  • Total fat0.54 g · 1.1 g1%·1%
  • Carbohydrates22 g · 20.2 g8%·7%
  • Potassium124 mg · 64.2 mg3%·1%
  • Calcium9.2 mg · 8.8 mg1%·1%
  • Iron0.72 mg · 1.2 mg4%·6%
  • Magnesium27.2 mg · 36.5 mg6%·9%
  • Phosphorus79.9 mg · 85.1 mg6%·7%
  • Zinc0.66 mg · 0.9 mg6%·8%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.062 mg · 0.1 mg5%·9%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.048 mg · 0.066 mg4%·5%
  • Vitamin B60.047 mg · 0.062 mg3%·4%

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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