Whole wheat pasta vs Brown rice: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Whole wheat pasta has 159 kcal and Brown rice has 370 kcal, so Whole wheat pasta has 57% fewer calories.

Brown rice has more protein (7.6 g vs 5.82 g). Whole wheat pasta has more fiber (4.6 g vs 3.5 g). Brown rice has more fat (2.75 g vs 1.5 g). Relative to calories, Whole wheat pasta is the better protein source (3.66 g vs 2.05 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Whole wheat pasta - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Whole wheat pasta - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Whole Wheat Pasta
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Iron mg
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* 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.
Brown Rice
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handful (35g)tablespoon (15g)glass (195g)cup (180g)half cup (90g)
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Iron mg
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Potassium mg
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* 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.

Whole Wheat Pasta vs Brown Rice 100g Compare

per 100g Whole wheat pasta Brown rice
Calories 159 370
Carbohydrates 31.51 g 78.68 g
Fat 1.5 g 2.75 g
Dietary fiber 4.6 g 3.5 g
Protein 5.82 g 7.6 g
Water 60.72 g 9.82 g
Calcium 12 mg 8 mg
Iron 1.65 mg 1.16 mg
Magnessium 45 mg 98 mg
Potassium 77 mg 219 mg
Sodium 6 mg 6 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.157 mg 0.277 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.103 mg 0.092 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 2.887 mg 4.973 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.097 mg 0.407 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.02 µg 0.014 µg
Vitaminium E 0.1 mg 0.09 mg

Less Calories in Whole wheat pasta

At first glance, you can see that in whole wheat pasta is much less calories than in brown rice.

Whole wheat pasta has 159 kcal per 100g and brown rice 370 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 133%.

In wholemeal pasta and in brown rice most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare whole wheat pasta with brown rice in details.

Whole wheat pasta 100g

159kcal

Calories source

  • 77% CARBS.
  • 14% PROTEIN
  • 8% FAT
Whole wheat pasta calories per:
100g | ounce | handfull | cup | half cup

Brown rice 100g

370kcal

Calories source

  • 85% CARBS
  • 8% PROTEIN
  • 7% FAT
Brown rice calories per:
100g | ounce | handfull | tablespoon | glass | cup | cup | half cup

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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.