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

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%62.5%125%
  • Selenium115% vs 11%

    63.2 µg vs 5.8 µg

  • Protein26% vs 5%

    13 g vs 2.7 g

  • Copper32% vs 12%

    0.29 mg vs 0.11 mg

  • Carbohydrates27% vs 9%

    74.7 g vs 25.6 g

  • Thiamin (B1)8% vs 15%

    0.09 mg vs 0.18 mg

  • Phosphorus15% vs 8%

    189 mg vs 103 mg

  • Zinc13% vs 6%

    1.4 mg vs 0.71 mg

  • Fiber11% vs 6%

    3.2 g vs 1.6 g

  • Niacin (B3)11% vs 16%

    1.7 mg vs 2.6 mg

  • Iron7% vs 3%

    1.3 mg vs 0.56 mg

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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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