Pasta vs Bread: Which Has More Calories?
Per 100 g, Pasta has 131 kcal and Bread has 266 kcal, so Pasta has 51% fewer calories.
Bread has more protein (8.85 g vs 5.15 g). Bread has more fiber (2.7 g vs 0 g). Bread has more fat (3.33 g vs 1.05 g). Relative to calories, Pasta is the better protein source (3.93 g vs 3.33 g of protein per 100 kcal).
Nutrition Facts
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Cooked Pasta vs Bread 100g Compare
| per 100g | Pasta | Bread |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 131 | 266 |
| Carbohydrates | 24.93 g | 49.42 g |
| Fat | 1.05 g | 3.33 g |
| Protein | 5.15 g | 8.85 g |
| Water | 68.56 g | 36.42 g |
| Calcium | 6 mg | 144 mg |
| Iron | 1.14 mg | 3.61 mg |
| Magnessium | 18 mg | 23 mg |
| Phosphorus | 6 mg | 0.2 mg |
| Potassium | 24 mg | 126 mg |
| Sodium | 6 mg | 490 mg |
| Zink | 6 mg | 0.2 mg |
| Vitaminium A | 20 IU | 1 IU |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.209 mg | 0.533 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.15 mg | 0.243 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 0.992 mg | 4.78 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.034 mg | 0.087 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 0.104 µg | 0.171 µg |
Less Calories in Cooked pasta
At first glance, you can see that in cooked pasta is much less calories than in bread.
Cooked pasta has 131 kcal per 100g and bread 266 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 103%.
In cooked pasta and in bread most calories came from carbs.
See tables below to compare cooked pasta with bread in details.
Pasta 100g
131kcalCalories source
- 77% CARBS.
- 16% PROTEIN
- 7% FAT
Bread 100g
266kcalCalories source
- 75% CARBS
- 13% PROTEIN
- 11% FAT
Compares of cooked pasta
Compares of bread
About the data
Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.
Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.