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Pasta, cooked, unenriched, with added salt vs. Rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pasta, cooked, unenriched, with added salt and rice?

  • Pasta, cooked, unenriched, with added salt is richer in selenium and fiber, yet rice is richer in folate, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, manganese, and vitamin B5.
  • Pasta, cooked, unenriched, with added salt's daily need coverage for selenium is 34% higher.
  • Pasta, cooked, unenriched, with added salt has 131 times more sodium than rice. Pasta, cooked, unenriched, with added salt has 131mg of sodium, while rice has 1mg.

We used Pasta, cooked, unenriched, with added salt and Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 17% 42% 144%
Rice
Rice
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3% 3.1% 45% 23% 13% 18% 0.13% 62% 41%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +44.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +34.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +252%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.9%
Contains more IronIron +140%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +46.6%
~equal in Zinc ~0.49mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Rice
Rice
6
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0.8% 0% 41% 3% 28% 23% 21% 0% 0% 44% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +715%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +269%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +248.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +89.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +728.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pasta, cooked, unenriched, with added salt Rice DV% diff.
Selenium 26.4µg 7.5µg 34%
Folate 7µg 58µg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.163mg 12%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Iron 0.5mg 1.2mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 1.476mg 7%
Manganese 0.322mg 0.472mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.112mg 0.39mg 6%
Protein 5.8g 2.69g 6%
Fiber 1.8g 0.4g 6%
Sodium 131mg 1mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.049mg 0.093mg 3%
Copper 0.1mg 0.069mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.319g 0.076g 2%
Phosphorus 58mg 43mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.351g 0.088g 1%
Calories 157kcal 130kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.013mg 1%
Carbs 30.59g 28.17g 1%
Magnesium 18mg 12mg 1%
Fats 0.93g 0.28g 1%
Net carbs 28.79g 27.77g N/A
Calcium 7mg 10mg 0%
Potassium 44mg 35mg 0%
Sugar 0.56g 0.05g N/A
Zinc 0.51mg 0.49mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.04mg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.176g 0.077g 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.206mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.228mg 0.116mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 0.222mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.065mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.297mg 0.144mg 0%
Valine 0.262mg 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.132mg 0.063mg 0%
Fructose 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.59 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.55 g
Rice
Rice
1
3% 28% 68%
Protein: 2.69 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 28.17 g
Water: 68.44 g
Other: 0.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +115.6%
Contains more FatsFats +232.1%
Contains more OtherOther +31%
Contains more WaterWater +10.2%
~equal in Carbs ~28.17g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 41% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.351 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.319 g
Rice
Rice
1
32% 37% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.077 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +298.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +319.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.3%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Pasta, cooked, unenriched, with added salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172014/nutrients
  2. Rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168878/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.