Vegetable pasta, cooked vs Whole grain pasta, cooked

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Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 16% more calories in whole grain pasta, cooked than in vegetable pasta, cooked (148 vs 128 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in vegetable pasta, cooked: folate (5×). More in whole grain pasta, cooked: selenium, copper (2.4×), niacin (2.9×), magnesium (2.8×) and 4 more. 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

Whole grain pasta, cooked148 cal

6 g protein · 29.9 g carbs (0.75 g sugars) · 1.7 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%37.5%75%
  • Selenium19.8 µg · 36.1 µg
    36%66%
  • Folate106 µg · 21 µg
    27%5%
  • Copper0.092 mg · 0.22 mg
    10%25%
  • Niacin (B3)1.1 mg · 3.1 mg
    7%19%
  • Magnesium19 mg · 54 mg
    5%13%
  • Zinc0.44 mg · 1.3 mg
    4%12%
  • Iron0.49 mg · 1.7 mg
    3%10%
  • Phosphorus50 mg · 126 mg
    4%10%
  • Sodiumlimit99 mg · 235 mg
    4%10%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein4.5 g · 6 g9%·12%
  • Total fat0.11 g · 1.7 g<1%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.016 g · 0.24 g<1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates26.6 g · 29.9 g10%·11%
  • Fiber4.3 g · 3.9 g15%·14%
  • Potassium31 mg · 95 mg1%·2%
  • Calcium11 mg · 13 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin A5 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.21 mg · 0.23 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin K0.3 µg · 0.6 µg<1%·1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.11 mg · 0.15 mg9%·13%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.061 mg · 0.098 mg5%·8%
  • Vitamin B60.024 mg · 0.092 mg1%·5%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline5 mg · 6.5 mg1%·1%

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

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