Unenriched pasta, dry vs Whole grain pasta, cooked
In short
One serving each: 338 calories in unenriched pasta, dry (1 cup spaghetti, 91 g), 207 calories in whole grain pasta, cooked (1 cup, cooked, 140 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in unenriched pasta, dry: selenium, carbohydrates and protein. More in whole grain pasta, cooked: niacin (2.8×), sodium, thiamin (2.6×), fiber and 5 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1 cup spaghetti (91 g) · 11.9 g protein · 67.9 g carbs (2.4 g sugars) · 1.4 g fat
1 cup, cooked (140 g) · 8.3 g protein · 41.8 g carbs (1.1 g sugars) · 2.4 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.
- Niacin (B3)10% vs 27%
1.5 mg vs 4.3 mg
- Sodiumlimit<1% vs 14%
5.5 mg vs 329 mg
- Selenium105% vs 92%
57.5 µg vs 50.5 µg
- Thiamin (B1)7% vs 18%
0.082 mg vs 0.22 mg
- Carbohydrates25% vs 15%
67.9 g vs 41.8 g
- Fiber10% vs 20%
2.9 g vs 5.5 g
- Protein24% vs 17%
11.9 g vs 8.3 g
- Iron7% vs 13%
1.2 mg vs 2.4 mg
- Magnesium11% vs 18%
48.2 mg vs 75.6 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)4% vs 11%
0.055 mg vs 0.14 mg
- Copper29% vs 35%
0.26 mg vs 0.31 mg
- Zinc12% vs 17%
1.3 mg vs 1.9 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Total fat1.4 g · 2.4 g2%·3%
- Saturated fatlimit0.25 g · 0.34 g1%·2%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Potassium203 mg · 133 mg4%·3%
- Calcium19.1 mg · 18.2 mg1%·1%
- Phosphorus172 mg · 176 mg14%·14%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0.1 mg · 0.32 mg1%·2%
- Vitamin K0.091 µg · 0.84 µg<1%·1%
- Vitamin B60.13 mg · 0.13 mg8%·8%
- Folate16.4 µg · 29.4 µg4%·7%
- 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), Whole grain pasta, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708358). 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.