Need help on how to determine a pasta serving....

greeneyedgirl829

Okay, i'm making whole grain pasta and the serving size is 2 oz, how do I determine how much that is? Before it's cooked or after? I don't have a scale so how would I determine this?

RedHotRunner

I've asked this same question before. It's 2 ounces before cooking. Not sure how you'd measure without a scale though. Maybe eyeball it based on how many servings the whole package holds?

loco84

One ounce is equal to a 1/4 Cup I believe. If you have measuring cups, perhaps you could use those to figure it out

GlamNGlitter

let me go grab my biggest loser calorie counter it has a conversion chart..

GlamNGlitter

2 oz equals 1/4 cup

khskr1

I measure it before on a scale. the box says something like 13 oz...so when I measure the whole amount dry, it comes up to 13 oz. So I ASSUME that since the weight of the box directly coorelates to the nutritional information, that 2 oz is dry.

I'm not sure if this is correct, but it makes sense to me.

geicko

I just measured some and it really depends on the type of pasta...

2 oz farfalle = almost 1 cup
2 oz rotini - a little over 3/4 cup
2 oz macaroni = about 1/2 cup

Rice is easier, it's always 1/4 cup.

And wether it's rice, pasta, or any other cereal, portions and serving size are always given with the raw/dry form of the ingredient.

CrystalT

It depends on the cut of the pasta. This is really difficult to estimate with spaghetti. One website says it is "a fist"?

Penne Rigate: 2 oz. dry = 1/2 cup dry = 1 cup cooked
Elbows: 2 oz. dry = 1/2 cup dry = 1 cup cooked
Rotini (spirals): 2 oz. dry = 3/4 cup dry = 1½ cups cooked

Nipha

I also use my scale generally. The cup measurements listed are really good, but for spaghetti (which can't really be measured by cups) a 2oz serving size is about a 5/8 inch circle.

greeneyedgirl829

Thank you everybody! Big help for the pasta confused :flowerforyou:

LittleSpy

2 oz equals 1/4 cup

Please be aware that "2oz" of LIQUID = 1/4 cup (1 cup is 8 oz). But that doesn't necessarily apply to pasta. There is a difference between liquid volume and acutal weight measurements.

The last time I measured rotini (on my scale) and then cooked it, 1 2oz serving ended up being about a cup of cooked pasta. However, that'll be different if you're using different pastas (like a cup of cooked spaghetti would likely be a lot more than 1 serving) because there would be less empty space between the pieces of pasta).

jowily

For spagetti there is a cool tool you can probably pick up at walmart of something...it's a piece of plastic with holes in it - based on the size of the hole when you put it over your pasta and it tells you the serving size...usually 3-5 holes. from smaller to bigger. I did a google seach and found one through "the afternoon" which is powered by Amazon. Google "pasta measure tool" and you will see what I mean.


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BetterVersion

The calorie king book says that 2oz of dry pasta should be 3 to 3.5oz cooked. Still not a definite answer. This is why I hate dealing with pasta.:grumble:

Sparksfly

haha this is why I eat miracle noodles and not pasta.

No guessing and it fills me up!