Unenriched pasta, dry vs Cooked brown long-grain rice

In short

Gram for gram, there are 3 times as many calories in unenriched pasta, dry as in cooked brown long-grain rice (371 vs 123 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in unenriched pasta, dry: selenium (11×), protein (4.8×), copper (2.7×), carbohydrates (2.9×) and 4 more. More in cooked brown long-grain rice: thiamin and niacin. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Unenriched pasta, dry371 cal

13 g protein · 74.7 g carbs (2.7 g sugars) · 1.5 g fat

Cooked brown long-grain rice123 cal

2.7 g protein · 25.6 g carbs (0.24 g sugars) · 0.97 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%62.5%125%
  • Selenium63.2 µg · 5.8 µg
    115%11%
  • Protein13 g · 2.7 g
    26%5%
  • Copper0.29 mg · 0.11 mg
    32%12%
  • Carbohydrates74.7 g · 25.6 g
    27%9%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.09 mg · 0.18 mg
    8%15%
  • Phosphorus189 mg · 103 mg
    15%8%
  • Zinc1.4 mg · 0.71 mg
    13%6%
  • Fiber3.2 g · 1.6 g
    11%6%
  • Niacin (B3)1.7 mg · 2.6 mg
    11%16%
  • Iron1.3 mg · 0.56 mg
    7%3%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1.5 g · 0.97 g2%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.28 g · 0.26 g1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit6 mg · 4 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium223 mg · 86 mg5%·2%
  • Calcium21 mg · 3 mg2%·<1%
  • Magnesium53 mg · 39 mg13%·9%
  • Manganese0.92 mg · 0.97 mg40%·42%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.11 mg · 0.17 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.1 µg · 0.2 µg<1%·<1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.06 mg · 0.069 mg5%·5%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.43 mg · 0.38 mg9%·8%
  • Vitamin B60.14 mg · 0.12 mg8%·7%
  • Folate18 µg · 9 µg5%·2%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Unenriched pasta, dry (SR Legacy 168927), Cooked brown long-grain rice (SR Legacy 169704). 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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