Unenriched pasta, dry vs Wheat bread
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
13 g protein · 74.7 g carbs (2.7 g sugars) · 1.5 g fat
10.7 g protein · 47.5 g carbs (5.7 g sugars) · 4.5 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.
- Selenium115% vs 52%
63.2 µg vs 28.8 µg
- Thiamin (B1)8% vs 34%
0.09 mg vs 0.41 mg
- Niacin (B3)11% vs 35%
1.7 mg vs 5.6 mg
- Sodiumlimit<1% vs 21%
6 mg vs 473 mg
- Folate5% vs 25%
18 µg vs 99 µg
- Copper32% vs 16%
0.29 mg vs 0.15 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)5% vs 19%
0.06 mg vs 0.25 mg
- Iron7% vs 20%
1.3 mg vs 3.6 mg
- Carbohydrates27% vs 17%
74.7 g vs 47.5 g
- Calcium2% vs 10%
21 mg vs 125 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)9% vs 16%
0.43 mg vs 0.82 mg
- Phosphorus15% vs 10%
189 mg vs 129 mg
- Protein26% vs 21%
13 g vs 10.7 g
- Manganese40% vs 45%
0.92 mg vs 1 mg
- Vitamin K<1% vs 4%
0.1 µg vs 4.9 µg
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.