Unenriched pasta, dry vs Pasta, cooked

In short

One serving each: 338 calories in unenriched pasta, dry (1 cup spaghetti, 91 g), 220 calories in pasta, cooked (1 cup, cooked, 140 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in unenriched pasta, dry: selenium, copper, carbohydrates, protein and 3 more. More in pasta, cooked: folate (10×), thiamin (4.6×), sodium, riboflavin (3.5×) and niacin. 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

Pasta, cooked220 cal

1 cup, cooked (140 g) · 8.1 g protein · 43 g carbs (0.78 g sugars) · 1.3 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%62.5%125%
  • Selenium105% vs 67%

    57.5 µg vs 36.7 µg

  • Folate4% vs 41%

    16.4 µg vs 165 µg

  • Thiamin (B1)7% vs 32%

    0.082 mg vs 0.38 mg

  • Sodiumlimit<1% vs 14%

    5.5 mg vs 325 mg

  • Copper29% vs 15%

    0.26 mg vs 0.14 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)4% vs 15%

    0.055 mg vs 0.19 mg

  • Carbohydrates25% vs 16%

    67.9 g vs 43 g

  • Protein24% vs 16%

    11.9 g vs 8.1 g

  • Phosphorus14% vs 6%

    172 mg vs 81.2 mg

  • Magnesium11% vs 6%

    48.2 mg vs 25.2 mg

  • Zinc12% vs 6%

    1.3 mg vs 0.71 mg

  • Niacin (B3)10% vs 15%

    1.5 mg vs 2.4 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1.4 g · 1.3 g2%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.25 g · 0.24 g1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Fiber2.9 g · 2.5 g10%·9%
  • Potassium203 mg · 61.6 mg4%·1%
  • Calcium19.1 mg · 9.8 mg1%·1%
  • Iron1.2 mg · 1.8 mg7%·10%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.1 mg · 0.084 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.091 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin B60.13 mg · 0.069 mg8%·4%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5), choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Unenriched pasta, dry (SR Legacy 168927), Pasta, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708357). 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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