Brown rice, cooked vs Pasta, cooked

Brown rice, cooked3

Leader

Pasta, cooked6

Pasta, cooked leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Pasta, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Brown rice, cooked for less sugar, more potassium and more magnesium.

Pick Pasta, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium and more iron.

Evenly matched on vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
123 kcal
158 kcal
Proteinmore is better
2.74 g
5.8 gWIN
Carbohydrate
25.58 g
30.86 g
Fibermore is better
1.6 g
1.8 gWIN
Total sugarsless is better
WIN0.24 g
0.56 g
Total fat
0.97 g
0.93 g
Saturated fatless is better
0.26 g
0.18 gWIN
Sodiumless is better
4 mg
1 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
WIN86 mg
44 mg
Calciummore is better
3 mg
7 mgWIN
Ironmore is better
0.56 mg
1.28 mgWIN
Magnesiummore is better
WIN39 mg
18 mg
Vitamin Cmore is better
0 mg
0 mg
Vitamin Dmore is better
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Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.