Tesco and Asda pasta - carb difference?!

cjdavies82
cjdavies82 Posts: 10 Member
edited September 29 in Food and Nutrition
Asda Wholewheat Fusilli Pasta, 100g = 28.3g Carb; 148kcal
http://groceries.asda.com/asda-estore/search/searchcontainer.jsp?trailSize=1&searchString=wholewha&domainName=Products&headerVersion=v1&_requestid=22857

Tesco Wholewheat Fusilli Pasta 100G = 62.2g Carb; 320kcal
http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=254878614

Surely this cannot be right, same product (well almost) but varies greatly in Kcal and Carbs.

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  • Grumpelina
    Grumpelina Posts: 56 Member
    The Asda packet is talking about cooked weight.
  • cjdavies82
    cjdavies82 Posts: 10 Member
    The Asda packet is talking about cooked weight.

    If you used Tesco, weigh it before cooking and if Asda weigh after cooking?
    I know sounds a bit stupid.

    Also does the same apply to chicken? I weigh it after cooking and base the values on that.
  • Grumpelina
    Grumpelina Posts: 56 Member
    Yes, the Tesco pasta is dry weight. If you look at the nutrition information on the back of packets it should tell you whether the values are for cooked weight.. The info for meat is usually uncooked.
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