Pasta. Weight etc

trababes1971

If i have a cup of pasta (as in a small mug)..what would the calories content be?..as some people say it is more when cooked . Im confused?lol

scarletspy

It should tell you on the back of the packet. On the back of my pack it give the nutritional values for 100g but there's an asterix saying 100g weighs 170g when cooked. Still, the nutritional value is based on the dry amount. So if your label says 100g of dry pasa contains 320 cals, then that's what it is regardless of it's weight when it's cooked.

Did that make sense? I think I just confused myself :laugh:

treetop57

If i have a cup of pasta (as in a small mug)..what would the calories content be?..as some people say it is more when cooked . Im confused?lol

Most of the nutrition info for pasta gives calories per uncooked weight or volume, since the amount of water absorbed in cooking is highly variable.

But there are database entries for cooked pasta. Like this:

Barilla - Pasta - Cooked,Plain
Servings: 1 cup cooked
Calories 200

Or this:

Generic - Pasta Cooked
Servings: 1 cup cooked
Calories 170

Search the database and find something close to what you have.

trababes1971

It should tell you on the back of the packet. On the back of my pack it give the nutritional values for 100g but there's an asterix saying 100g weighs 170g when cooked. Still, the nutritional value is based on the dry amount. So if your label says 100g of dry pasa contains 320 cals, then that's what it is regardless of it's weight when it's cooked.

Did that make sense? I think I just confused myself :laugh:

lol yes thanks hun that made sense xxxx