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Dried wheat pasta

Dried wheat pasta is a shelf-stable wheat-based pasta used in boiled dishes with sauces, vegetables, meat, or seafood.

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About Dried wheat pasta

Dried wheat pasta is a shelf-stable pasta product made primarily from wheat flour or semolina and water, with some varieties containing additional ingredients such as egg. It is used in boiled dishes with sauces, vegetables, meat, or seafood, and in baked or brothy preparations.

Dry pieces are firm and brittle, while cooked pasta becomes tender with varying degrees of chewiness. Shape, wheat type, milling, and optional ingredients influence cooking behaviour and texture. The description does not specify one single formulation.

It may be sold as dried strands, tubes, sheets, or other forms. Boiling softens the pasta and makes it pliable; baking or adding it to broth changes its moisture and texture. The exact result also depends on cooking method and time.

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Dried wheat pasta

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Dried wheat pasta nutrition & diet

Dried wheat pasta nutritional value

Pasta, white, dried, raw

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

Calories
343kcal
Protein
11.3g
Carbs
75.6g
Fat
1.6g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. CoFID 2021 food code 11-716. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.

Portions & preparation

Use the dry wheat-pasta shape and formulation listed, distinguishing plain, egg-containing, filled, fortified, or seasoned products. Compare dry with boiled or baked portions only when the reference specifies the same state. Sauces, cheese, meat, seafood, oils, and vegetables affect the prepared dish separately.

Compare the right form: Match references to the same dry wheat-pasta shape and formulation, identifying plain or filled product and distinguishing dry, boiled, and baked edible portions.

Diet considerations

Dried wheat pasta is plant-derived but contains wheat as a defining cereal ingredient; some products also include egg or other additions. Compatibility changes with fillings, coatings, sauces, dairy, meat, or seafood. Carbohydrate patterns depend on portion size, cooking state, and accompaniments rather than the dry label alone.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    May be compatible
  • Pescatarian
    May be compatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Egg. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
Vegetarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Pescatarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Durum wheat semolina. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
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: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Pasta, white, dried, raw ↗. 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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