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).

Pasta - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Pasta - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Cooked Pasta
Serving size:
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cup (120g)half cup (60g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories
% Daily Value
Total Fat g
0%
Saturated Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Bread
Serving size:
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one bread (450g)slice (35g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories
% Daily Value
Total Fat g
0%
Saturated Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

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

131kcal

Calories source

  • 77% CARBS.
  • 16% PROTEIN
  • 7% FAT
Pasta calories per:
100g | ounce | cup | cup | half cup

Bread 100g

266kcal

Calories source

  • 75% CARBS
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 11% FAT
Bread calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | slice

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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.