Pasta, cooked, unenriched, with 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 30.6 g · 122 kcal/100g
Fiber 1.8 g
Water 62 g
Total energy 157 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (79%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 72 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
0.9g
Saturated
0.2g
Monounsat.
0.4g
Polyunsat.
0.3g
Omega-3
0.03g
Omega-6
0.30g

Saturated fat is 1.0% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 10.9 (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 22 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

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 131 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 20 tracked nutrients.