Wheat bread vs Gluten free pasta

In short

Gram for gram, there are 53% more calories in wheat bread than in gluten free pasta (274 vs 179 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in wheat bread: selenium (13×), niacin, thiamin (8.2×), folate and 13 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Wheat bread274 cal

10.7 g protein · 47.5 g carbs (5.7 g sugars) · 4.5 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.

0%37.5%75%
  • Selenium52% vs 4%

    28.8 µg vs 2.2 µg

  • Niacin (B3)35% vs 2%

    5.6 mg vs 0.24 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)34% vs 4%

    0.41 mg vs 0.05 mg

  • Folate25% vs 1%

    99 µg vs 4 µg

  • Sodiumlimit21% vs <1%

    473 mg vs 4 mg

  • Iron20% vs 1%

    3.6 mg vs 0.22 mg

  • Protein21% vs 6%

    10.7 g vs 3.2 g

  • Copper16% vs 2%

    0.15 mg vs 0.02 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)19% vs 6%

    0.25 mg vs 0.079 mg

  • Calcium10% vs <1%

    125 mg vs 2 mg

  • Fiber14% vs 5%

    4 g vs 1.4 g

  • Phosphorus10% vs 3%

    129 mg vs 33 mg

  • Magnesium10% vs 3%

    41 mg vs 11 mg

  • Zinc9% vs 2%

    1 mg vs 0.27 mg

  • Total fat6% vs 1%

    4.5 g vs 1 g

  • Vitamin B67% vs 2%

    0.11 mg vs 0.037 mg

  • Vitamin K4% vs 0%

    4.9 µg vs 0 µg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Saturated fatlimit0.7 g · 0.15 g3%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates47.5 g · 38 g17%·14%
  • Potassium141 mg · 24 mg3%·1%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 4 µg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0.2 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.19 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline18.7 mg · 1.7 mg3%·<1%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).

From USDA FoodData Central: Wheat bread (SR Legacy 172686), 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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