Wheat bread vs Whole grain pasta, cooked

Wheat breadWhole grain pasta, cooked
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 79 calories in wheat bread (1 slice, 29 g), 207 calories in whole grain pasta, cooked (1 cup, cooked, 140 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in whole grain pasta, cooked: selenium (6.1×), copper (7.3×), niacin (2.7×), fiber (4.7×) and 10 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

Whole grain pasta, cooked207 cal

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

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%50%100%
  • Selenium8.4 µg · 50.5 µg
    15%92%
  • Copper0.043 mg · 0.31 mg
    5%35%
  • Niacin (B3)1.6 mg · 4.3 mg
    10%27%
  • Fiber1.2 g · 5.5 g
    4%20%
  • Magnesium11.9 mg · 75.6 mg
    3%18%
  • Zinc0.3 mg · 1.9 mg
    3%17%
  • Phosphorus37.4 mg · 176 mg
    3%14%
  • Protein3.1 g · 8.3 g
    6%17%
  • Carbohydrates13.8 g · 41.8 g
    5%15%
  • Sodiumlimit137 mg · 329 mg
    6%14%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.12 mg · 0.22 mg
    10%18%
  • Iron1 mg · 2.4 mg
    6%13%
  • Vitamin B60.032 mg · 0.13 mg
    2%8%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.073 mg · 0.14 mg
    6%11%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1.3 g · 2.4 g2%·3%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.2 g · 0.34 g1%·2%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Potassium40.9 mg · 133 mg1%·3%
  • Calcium36.3 mg · 18.2 mg3%·1%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0.058 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.055 mg · 0.32 mg<1%·2%
  • Vitamin K1.4 µg · 0.84 µg1%·1%
  • Folate28.7 µg · 29.4 µg7%·7%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline5.4 mg · 9.1 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), 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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