Unenriched pasta, dry vs Wheat bread

Unenriched pasta, dryWheat bread
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 35% more calories in unenriched pasta, dry than in wheat bread (371 vs 274 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in unenriched pasta, dry: selenium (2.2×), copper, carbohydrates, phosphorus and protein. More in wheat bread: thiamin (4.6×), niacin (3.3×), sodium, folate (5.5×) and 6 more. 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

Wheat bread274 cal

10.7 g protein · 47.5 g carbs (5.7 g sugars) · 4.5 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 · 28.8 µg
    115%52%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.09 mg · 0.41 mg
    8%34%
  • Niacin (B3)1.7 mg · 5.6 mg
    11%35%
  • Sodiumlimit6 mg · 473 mg
    <1%21%
  • Folate18 µg · 99 µg
    5%25%
  • Copper0.29 mg · 0.15 mg
    32%16%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.06 mg · 0.25 mg
    5%19%
  • Iron1.3 mg · 3.6 mg
    7%20%
  • Carbohydrates74.7 g · 47.5 g
    27%17%
  • Calcium21 mg · 125 mg
    2%10%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.43 mg · 0.82 mg
    9%16%
  • Phosphorus189 mg · 129 mg
    15%10%
  • Protein13 g · 10.7 g
    26%21%
  • Manganese0.92 mg · 1 mg
    40%45%
  • Vitamin K0.1 µg · 4.9 µg
    <1%4%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1.5 g · 4.5 g2%·6%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.28 g · 0.7 g1%·3%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Fiber3.2 g · 4 g11%·14%
  • Potassium223 mg · 141 mg5%·3%
  • Magnesium53 mg · 41 mg13%·10%
  • Zinc1.4 mg · 1 mg13%·9%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.2 mg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.11 mg · 0.19 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin B60.14 mg · 0.11 mg8%·7%
  • 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), Wheat bread (SR Legacy 172686). 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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