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Grains and Pasta Lowest in Calories

34 results
Name
Calories
Data source
+ 1
Rice Bran (Rice bran, crude) 1 tablespoon
23 (1% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 2
Cooked Oat Bran (Oat bran, cooked) 1 cup
88 (4% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 3
Cooked Japanese Soba Noodles (Buckwheat) (Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked) 1 cup
113 (6% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 4
Hominy, canned, white 1 cup
119 (6% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 5
Cooked Bulgur (Bulgur, cooked) 1 cup
151 (8% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 6
Yellow Cornmeal (Grits) (Cereals, corn grits, yellow, regular and quick, enriched, cooked with water, without salt) 1 cup
151 (8% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 7
Cooked Roasted Buckwheat Groats (Kasha) (Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked) 1 cup
155 (8% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 8
Cooked Wild Rice (Wild rice, cooked) 1 cup
166 (8% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 9
Cooked Oatmeal (Cereals, oats, regular and quick, unenriched, cooked with water (includes boiling and microwaving), without salt) 1 cup
166 (8% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 10
Cooked Whole Wheat Pasta (Pasta, whole-wheat, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) 1 cup spaghetti not packed
174 (9% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 11
Couscous, cooked 1 cup, cooked
176 (9% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 12
Cooked Gluten Free Corn Noodles (Pasta, gluten-free, corn, cooked) 1 cup
176 (9% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 13
Rice Noodles (Cooked) (Rice noodles, cooked) 1 cup
190 (10% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 14
Cooked Pearled Barley (Barley, pearled, cooked) 1 cup
193 (10% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 15
Cooked Pasta (Unenriched) (Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt) 1 cup spaghetti not packed
196 (10% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 16
Cooked White Rice (Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked) 1 cup
205 (10% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 17
Cooked Millet (Millet, cooked) 1 cup
207 (10% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 18
Cooked Spinach Egg Noodles (Noodles, egg, spinach, enriched, cooked) 1 cup
211 (11% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 19
Cooked Brown Rice (Rice, brown, medium-grain, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) 1 cup
218 (11% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 20
Cooked Egg Noodles (Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked) 1 cup
221 (11% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 21
Quinoa, cooked 1 cup
222 (11% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 22
Cooked Kamut (Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, cooked) 1 cup
227 (11% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 23
Cooked Japanese Somen Noodles (Noodles, japanese, somen, cooked) 1 cup
231 (12% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 24
Raw Oat Bran (Oat bran, raw) 1 cup
231 (12% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 25
Cooked Medium Grain White Rice (Rice, white, medium-grain, enriched, cooked) 1 cup
242 (12% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 26
Cooked Spelt (Spelt, cooked) 1 cup
246 (12% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 27
Cooked Long Grain Brown Rice (Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) 1 cup
248 (12% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 28
Cooked Amaranth (Amaranth grain, cooked) 1 cup
251 (13% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 29
Cooked Teff (Teff, cooked) 1 cup
255 (13% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 30
Whole Grain Sorghum Flour (Sorghum flour, whole-grain) 1 cup
434 (22% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 31
Uncooked Whole-Grain Cornmeal (Cornmeal, whole-grain, white) 1 cup
442 (22% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 32
Uncooked Yellow Cornmeal (Cornmeal, whole-grain, yellow) 1 cup
442 (22% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 33
Uncooked Buckwheat (Buckwheat) 1 cup
583 (29% DV)
Standard Release (Common)
+ 34
Uncooked Oats (Oats (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) 1 cup
607 (30% DV)
Standard Release (Common)