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Pasta Nutritional Value And Analysis

Nutrition Facts

Serving size 100g

Amount per serving

Calories 358

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 2g %2

Saturated Fat 0g %1

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg %0

Sodium 6mg %0

Total Carbohydrate 75g %25

Dietary Fiber 3g %11

Total Sugars 3g

Protein 13g

Vitamin D 0.0IU %0

Calcium 21.0mg %1

Iron 1.3mg %7

Potassium 223mg %5

Phosphorus 189.0mg %18

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Vitamins in pasta

Vitamin A 0.0IU %0

Vitamin D 0.0IU %0

Vitamin C 0.0mg %0

Vitamin B12 0.0µg %0

Vitamin K 0.1µg %0

Vitamin E 0.1mg %1

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.1mg %5

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.1mg %8

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 0.4mg %9

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 1.7mg %11

Vitamin B6 0.1mg %11

Minerals in pasta

Sodium 6.0mg %0

Calcium 21.0mg %2

Potassium 223.0mg %6

Iron 1.3mg %7

Zinc 1.4mg %10

Magnesium 53.0mg %13

Phosphorus 189.0mg %19

Copper 0.3mg %32

Manganese 0.9mg %40

Selenium 63.2µg %115

Amino Acids in pasta

Lysine 0.3g %13

Methionine 0.1g %19

Tyrosine 0.2g %26

Valine 0.6g %30

Leucine 1.0g %34

Isoleucine 0.5g %34

Histidine 0.3g %40

Threonine 0.5g %41

Tryptophan 0.2g %62

Phenylalanine 0.7g %71

Cystine 0.3g %83

Fatty Acids in pasta

DHA 0.00g %0

EPA 0.00g %0

DPA 0.00g %0

Omega-3 0.02g %2

ALA 0.02g %2

"~" is missing data | Data Source

Macronutrients ratio

Carbohydrate Quality Score

Carbohydrates are made up of three components: fiber, starch, and sugar. Our score is based on Harvard research and our data analysis.

The Carbohydrate Quality Score of pasta is 4.0/100 which makes it a good quality carbohydrate food.

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Protein Completeness

A protein is called complete when, proportionally to its overall amino-acid content, it has enough of each essential amino acids.

Pasta has an incomplete source of protein.

amino acid mg/kg of BW mg/g of protein
Lysine 45 23
Valine 39 45
Leucine 59 76
Isoleucine 30 39
Histidine 15 23
Threonine 23 36
Tryptophan 6 14
Met+Cys 22 31
Phe+Tyr 30 70

Protein Energy Ratio

Improving the protein energy ratio of your diet can be an effective strategy of increasing your diet quality an may potentially lead to weight loss.

The protein energy ratio in pasta is 1.4 which makes it a low P:E food.

1.4
low P:E
high P:E
medium P:E

Energy density (ED)

Lowering the energy density of your food can be an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity without focusing on calorie intake.

The energy density of pasta is 3.7 which makes it a medium energy density food.

3.7%
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How nutritious is this food?

Micronutrients in pasta as % of Recommended Daily Intake per serving.

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Nutrient Density Score for pasta is 17/100 low).

The Nutrient Density Score tells you how much of the essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids you get per calorie. It helps you get the nutrients you need without consuming excess energy.

nutrient density score

17%
low
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Micronutrient Ratios

Advising the ratios of micronutrients in a complete diet maybe more informative than each single nutrient on its own. The table below shows major micronutrient ratios for pasta

Nutrient Ratio Value Ideal Ratio
Omega6:Omega3 22.50 <4
Zinc:Copper 4.88 <12
Potassium:Sodium 37.17 >2
Caclcium:Magnesium 0.40 <2
Iron:Copper 4.50 <15
Calcium:Phosphorus 0.11 >1.3

Satiety Score

Satiety Score is a mathematical prediction of satiety based on macronutrients and micronutrients analysis of 650,000+ days of food logs.

satiety 49%

49%
low satiety
high satiety
medium satiety

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This food is insulinogenic with high insulin load.

Our insulinogenic formula determines the degree that food will raise your insulin levels in the short term.

92% of insulinogenic calories

92%
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