Pasta quantity and calories

zoe271191
zoe271191 Posts: 9 Member
edited November 17 in Food and Nutrition
Can someone please tell me how many calories I've eaten in pasta? I used two different types in the past 2 days and the difference in calories is extreme, I can't work out if they mean the weight once cooked or after.

https://groceries.asda.com/product/pasta-tubes-shells-spirals/asda-penne/1297771

I weighed 75g of dry pasta and this says when cooked will make 180g and be 280 cal.


Today, this pasta I used says allow 100g Of pasta for each person. It never specified dry or cooked. Anyway I assumed it meant dry and I weighed 100g dry. This says 147 cal for every 100g.

Why is the calorie difference so large? Have I been weighing wrong?

Thanks

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  • mcraw75
    mcraw75 Posts: 99 Member
    Pasta is to be measured dry. The reason is once cooked it will weigh differently depending on how long and how much moisture it has held.
  • zoe271191
    zoe271191 Posts: 9 Member
    So does it sound about right that 100g of dry pasta would be around 150 calorie?
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    zoe271191 wrote: »
    So does it sound about right that 100g of dry pasta would be around 150 calorie?

    No, the penne I have in m cupboard is 356 per 100g
  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    Dry pasta will always be in the region of 360 calories per 100g

    Cooked pasta will always be in the region of 150 calories per 100g
  • zoe271191
    zoe271191 Posts: 9 Member
    Thank you both! Been a great help.
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    the link you provided specifically says cooked:

    Typical values
    (cooked as directed) Per 100g - 155kcal
    (cooked as directed) Per 180g - 280kcal
    then in the instructions: 75g dry pasta typically produces 180g of cooked pasta.

    which pasta did you make today that didn't have the cooked/raw data on it?
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