Unenriched pasta, dry vs Dry enriched pasta

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 27 g of unenriched pasta, dry or 27 g of dry enriched pasta. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry enriched pasta: folate, thiamin (9.9×), niacin (4.2×) and riboflavin (6.7×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Unenriched pasta, dry100 cal

27 g · 3.5 g protein · 20.1 g carbs (0.72 g sugars) · 0.41 g fat

Dry enriched pasta100 cal

27 g · 3.5 g protein · 20.1 g carbs (0.72 g sugars) · 0.41 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 calories 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%25%50%
  • Folate1% vs 26%

    4.9 µg vs 105 µg

  • Thiamin (B1)2% vs 20%

    0.024 mg vs 0.24 mg

  • Niacin (B3)3% vs 12%

    0.46 mg vs 1.9 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)1% vs 8%

    0.016 mg vs 0.11 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein3.5 g · 3.5 g7%·7%
  • Total fat0.41 g · 0.41 g1%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.075 g · 0.075 g<1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates20.1 g · 20.1 g7%·7%
  • Fiber0.86 g · 0.86 g3%·3%
  • Sodiumlimit1.6 mg · 1.6 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium60.1 mg · 60.1 mg1%·1%
  • Calcium5.7 mg · 5.7 mg<1%·<1%
  • Iron0.35 mg · 0.89 mg2%·5%
  • Magnesium14.3 mg · 14.3 mg3%·3%
  • Phosphorus50.9 mg · 50.9 mg4%·4%
  • Zinc0.38 mg · 0.38 mg3%·3%
  • Copper0.078 mg · 0.078 mg9%·9%
  • Manganese0.25 mg · 0.25 mg11%·11%
  • Selenium17 µg · 17 µg31%·31%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.03 mg · 0.03 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0.027 µg · 0.027 µg<1%·<1%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.12 mg · 0.12 mg2%·2%
  • Vitamin B60.038 mg · 0.038 mg2%·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), Dry enriched pasta (SR Legacy 169736). 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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