Pasta vs Spaghetti, pasta: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Pasta has 131 kcal and Spaghetti, pasta has 158 kcal, so Pasta has 17% fewer calories.

Spaghetti, pasta has more fiber (1.8 g vs 0 g). Spaghetti, pasta has more carbohydrates (30.9 g vs 24.9 g).

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%

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.
Spaghetti
Serving size:
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cup (110g)half cup (55g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total 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 Spaghetti 100g Compare


per 100g Pasta Spaghetti, pasta
Calories 131 158
Carbohydrates 24.93 g 30.86 g
Fat 1.05 g 0.93 g
Protein 5.15 g 5.8 g
Water 68.56 g 62.13 g
Calcium 6 mg 7 mg
Iron 1.14 mg 0.5 mg
Magnessium 18 mg 18 mg
Phosphorus 6 mg 7 mg
Potassium 24 mg 44 mg
Sodium 6 mg 1 mg
Zink 6 mg 7 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.209 mg 0.02 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.15 mg 0.02 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.992 mg 0.4 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.034 mg 0.049 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.104 µg 0.007 µg

Less Calories in Cooked pasta

At first glance, you can see that in cooked pasta is less calories than in spaghetti.

Cooked pasta has 131 kcal per 100g and spaghetti 158 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 21%.

In cooked pasta and in spaghetti most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare cooked pasta with spaghetti in details.

Pasta 100g

131kcal

Calories source

  • 77% CARBS.
  • 16% PROTEIN
  • 7% FAT

Spaghetti, pasta 100g

158kcal

Calories source

  • 80% CARBS
  • 15% PROTEIN
  • 5% FAT

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.