Pasta Calories! Help!

luca15306

Im having a bit of an issue and getting very confused with the calories in pasta...
Cooked weight vs uncooked weight etc

Asda wheat free/gluten free fusilli on the packed says per 100g (boiled) 171 calories
When i scan the barcode with the app, it then says 100g cooked 356 calories.
I usually weigh out between 50g and 70g of dry pasta, I'm not sure if this is a massive amount for one person, but compared to what i used to eat before weight loss (probably 200g dry) its much better.

tonight i weighed out 75g dry, cooked, then weighed when drained, and it weighed 133g.
can anyone help with this calorie count as it is really bothering me...any help/advice would be greatly appreciated! thank you


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HRLaurie614

The box of pasta usually gives the cal count based on dry pasta. You can use that as a guide when entering it here.

sbarella

350 kcal/100 g is usually the calorie count for dry pasta. Trust me, I'm italian :laugh:

neanderthin

Forget about weighing after it's cooked, you should always weigh dry. 2 oz's or about 60g's and 210 calories is a portion and should be around 1 cup cooked depending on the shape of the pasta.

Francl27

Trust the box. You often get very inaccurate things when you scan codes here.