Calories in cooked pasta by weight

carolvergara4755
carolvergara4755 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
One ounce of cooked pasta medium hardness is 36.7 calories per ounce. Cooked Al dente is 41.9 calories per ounce by weight.

Source: The Calorie Factor by Margo Feiden, the most comprehensive calorie counter ever. It gives calories by the ounce, pound, cup, tablespoon, package, and serving.

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  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    That book was published in 1989 and is out of print.

    I would guess the author compiled that information (most likely free) from the US government.

    Similar data is now free online and available in a searchable database via the US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) National Nutrient Database at...

    https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search/list

    Use the link above and search for "pasta cooked" and there are multiple choices, many with varying serving sizes. Also search for "pasta dry" for other database records.

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