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Busiate Pasta

Busiate pasta is a twisted Sicilian pasta commonly served with pesto, tomato sauces, or seafood preparations.

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About Busiate Pasta

Busiate is a traditional Sicilian pasta shaped into long, narrow spirals or twisted tubes. It is commonly made from durum-wheat semolina and water, though commercial versions can differ, and it is used with pesto, tomato sauces, seafood, vegetables, and other sauces that cling to the shape.

When cooked, busiate generally has a firm bite and a helical surface that holds sauce. The shape may be relatively open or tightly twisted, so texture and sauce coverage vary with the product’s dimensions, dough formulation, and cooking.

Busiate are sold dried or, less commonly, fresh, with differences in length, thickness, and twist. The dough may be formed by winding a strip around a thin rod; drying, freshness, and cooking soften the pasta and alter its final texture.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for busiate pasta

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English

Busiate Pasta

English

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Busiate Pasta nutrition & diet

Busiate Pasta nutritional value

Pasta, white wheat flour, dry

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.

Calories
348.5kcal
Protein
12.7g
Carbs
68.5g
Fat
1.4g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F006458. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Use the cooked or dry pasta form consistently and specify whether the twisted shape is made from refined flour, whole grain, or another base. Cooking changes water content and portion definition. Sauces, pesto, seafood, oils, and cheese should be recorded separately when they materially change the serving.

Compare the right form: Match references to Sicilian busiate in the stated dry or cooked form, identifying flour base, recipe, and whether sauce or fillings are included.

Diet considerations

Busiate is a shaped pasta, typically cereal-based, but the flour recipe must be verified. Compatibility changes with wheat or other grains, egg, seafood, dairy, meat sauces, and coatings. Plain pasta differs from a dressed dish, and its carbohydrate pattern depends on the cooked portion and accompanying ingredients.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Pasta, white wheat flour, dry ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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