Vegetable pasta, cooked vs Gluten free pasta

In short

Gram for gram, there are 40% more calories in gluten free pasta than in vegetable pasta, cooked (179 vs 128 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in vegetable pasta, cooked: selenium (9×), folate, fiber (3.1×), copper (4.6×) and 3 more. More in gluten free pasta: carbohydrates. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Vegetable pasta, cooked128 cal

4.5 g protein · 26.6 g carbs (1.1 g sugars) · 0.11 g fat

Gluten free pasta179 cal

3.2 g protein · 38 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 1 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.

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  • Selenium36% vs 4%

    19.8 µg vs 2.2 µg

  • Folate27% vs 1%

    106 µg vs 4 µg

  • Fiber15% vs 5%

    4.3 g vs 1.4 g

  • Copper10% vs 2%

    0.092 mg vs 0.02 mg

  • Niacin (B3)7% vs 2%

    1.1 mg vs 0.24 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)9% vs 4%

    0.11 mg vs 0.05 mg

  • Carbohydrates10% vs 14%

    26.6 g vs 38 g

  • Sodiumlimit4% vs <1%

    99 mg vs 4 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein4.5 g · 3.2 g9%·6%
  • Total fat0.11 g · 1 g<1%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.016 g · 0.15 g<1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Potassium31 mg · 24 mg1%·1%
  • Calcium11 mg · 2 mg1%·<1%
  • Iron0.49 mg · 0.22 mg3%·1%
  • Magnesium19 mg · 11 mg5%·3%
  • Phosphorus50 mg · 33 mg4%·3%
  • Zinc0.44 mg · 0.27 mg4%·2%
  • Vitamin A5 µg · 4 µg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.21 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
  • Vitamin K0.3 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.061 mg · 0.079 mg5%·6%
  • Vitamin B60.024 mg · 0.037 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline5 mg · 1.7 mg1%·<1%

From USDA FoodData Central: Vegetable pasta, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708351), Gluten free pasta (Survey (FNDDS) 2708359). 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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