Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt

Plant foods · Grains · Cereal grains & pasta

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Macronutrients 68 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 5.8 g · 23 kcal/100g
Fat 0.9 g · 8 kcal/100g
Carbs 30.9 g · 123 kcal/100g
Fiber 1.8 g
Water 62 g
Total energy 158 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (80%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 63 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
0.9g
Saturated
0.2g
Monounsat.
0.1g
Polyunsat.
0.3g
Omega-3
0.02g
Omega-6
0.30g

Saturated fat is 1.0% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 12.3 (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 20 / 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) 0.02 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.02 mg
Niacin (B3) 0.4 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.1 mg
Vitamin B6 0.05 mg
Folate (B9) 7 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 7 mg
Iron 0.5 mg
Magnesium 18 mg
Phosphorus 58 mg
Potassium 44 mg
Sodium 1 mg
Zinc 0.5 mg
Copper 0.10 mg
Manganese 0.32 mg
Selenium 26.4 µg

Notable source of Selenium (48% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.