Pasta, dry, unenriched

Plant foods · Grains · Cereal grains & pasta

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Macronutrients 68 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 13.0 g · 52 kcal/100g
Fat 1.5 g · 14 kcal/100g
Carbs 74.7 g · 299 kcal/100g
Fiber 3.2 g
Water 10 g
Total energy 371 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (82%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 50 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
1.5g
Saturated
0.3g
Monounsat.
0.2g
Polyunsat.
0.6g
Omega-3
0.02g
Omega-6
0.54g

Saturated fat is 0.7% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 22.5 (target ≤ 4).

Protein quality 51 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 51%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (51% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 43 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.1 mg
Vitamin K 0 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.09 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.06 mg
Niacin (B3) 1.7 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.4 mg
Vitamin B6 0.14 mg
Folate (B9) 18 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 21 mg
Iron 1.3 mg
Magnesium 53 mg
Phosphorus 189 mg
Potassium 223 mg
Sodium 6 mg
Zinc 1.4 mg
Copper 0.29 mg
Manganese 0.92 mg
Selenium 63.2 µg

Notable source of Selenium (115% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.