Wheat bread vs Pasta, cooked

Wheat breadPasta, cooked
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 79 calories in wheat bread (1 slice, 29 g), 220 calories in pasta, cooked (1 cup, cooked, 140 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in pasta, cooked: selenium (4.4×), folate (5.8×), thiamin (3.2×), copper (3.2×) and 7 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Wheat bread79 cal

1 slice (29 g) · 3.1 g protein · 13.8 g carbs (1.7 g sugars) · 1.3 g fat

Pasta, cooked220 cal

1 cup, cooked (140 g) · 8.1 g protein · 43 g carbs (0.78 g sugars) · 1.3 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%37.5%75%
  • Selenium8.4 µg · 36.7 µg
    15%67%
  • Folate28.7 µg · 165 µg
    7%41%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.12 mg · 0.38 mg
    10%32%
  • Copper0.043 mg · 0.14 mg
    5%15%
  • Carbohydrates13.8 g · 43 g
    5%16%
  • Protein3.1 g · 8.1 g
    6%16%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.073 mg · 0.19 mg
    6%15%
  • Sodiumlimit137 mg · 325 mg
    6%14%
  • Fiber1.2 g · 2.5 g
    4%9%
  • Niacin (B3)1.6 mg · 2.4 mg
    10%15%
  • Iron1 mg · 1.8 mg
    6%10%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Total fat1.3 g · 1.3 g2%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.2 g · 0.24 g1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Potassium40.9 mg · 61.6 mg1%·1%
  • Calcium36.3 mg · 9.8 mg3%·1%
  • Magnesium11.9 mg · 25.2 mg3%·6%
  • Phosphorus37.4 mg · 81.2 mg3%·6%
  • Zinc0.3 mg · 0.71 mg3%·6%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0.058 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.055 mg · 0.084 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin K1.4 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Vitamin B60.032 mg · 0.069 mg2%·4%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline5.4 mg · 9 mg1%·2%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Wheat bread (SR Legacy 172686), Pasta, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708357). 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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