Unenriched pasta, dry vs Cooked brown long-grain rice

Unenriched pasta, dryCooked brown long-grain rice
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 338 calories in unenriched pasta, dry (1 cup spaghetti, 91 g), 248 calories in cooked brown long-grain rice (1 cup, 202 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in unenriched pasta, dry: selenium (4.9×), protein (2.1×), carbohydrates and copper. More in cooked brown long-grain rice: manganese (2.4×), thiamin (4.4×), niacin (3.3×), pantothenic acid and 3 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Unenriched pasta, dry338 cal

1 cup spaghetti (91 g) · 11.9 g protein · 67.9 g carbs (2.4 g sugars) · 1.4 g fat

Cooked brown long-grain rice248 cal

1 cup (202 g) · 5.5 g protein · 51.7 g carbs (0.48 g sugars) · 2 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving 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%
  • Selenium57.5 µg · 11.7 µg
    105%21%
  • Manganese0.83 mg · 2 mg
    36%86%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.082 mg · 0.36 mg
    7%30%
  • Niacin (B3)1.5 mg · 5.2 mg
    10%32%
  • Protein11.9 g · 5.5 g
    24%11%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.39 mg · 0.77 mg
    8%15%
  • Magnesium48.2 mg · 78.8 mg
    11%19%
  • Vitamin B60.13 mg · 0.25 mg
    8%15%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.055 mg · 0.14 mg
    4%11%
  • Carbohydrates67.9 g · 51.7 g
    25%19%
  • Copper0.26 mg · 0.21 mg
    29%24%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Total fat1.4 g · 2 g2%·3%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.25 g · 0.53 g1%·3%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Fiber2.9 g · 3.2 g10%·12%
  • Sodiumlimit5.5 mg · 8.1 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium203 mg · 174 mg4%·4%
  • Calcium19.1 mg · 6.1 mg1%·<1%
  • Iron1.2 mg · 1.1 mg7%·6%
  • Phosphorus172 mg · 208 mg14%·17%
  • Zinc1.3 mg · 1.4 mg12%·13%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.1 mg · 0.34 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin K0.091 µg · 0.4 µg<1%·<1%
  • Folate16.4 µg · 18.2 µg4%·5%
  • 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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