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Durum Wheat Pasta

Durum wheat pasta is pasta made principally from durum wheat and commonly boiled for service with sauces, soups, or baked preparations.

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About Durum Wheat Pasta

Durum wheat pasta is a formed pasta product made principally from durum wheat, commonly as milled semolina combined with water and shaped into strands, tubes, sheets, or other forms. It is usually firm and opaque when dry, with a wheat flavor and a resilient texture after cooking that depends on formulation and cooking time.

It is boiled and served with sauces, or used in soups, salads, casseroles, and baked pasta dishes. It may be sold dry or fresh, plain or with other ingredients, and in many shapes. The exact flour blend, hydration, drying process, and shape affect cooking behavior and texture.

Dry pasta is generally firm and opaque, while cooking makes it pliable and resilient. Hydration softens the formed product, and longer cooking changes its final firmness. Drying, fresh production, shape, flour blend, and added ingredients can alter appearance and cooking behavior; the product remains distinct from a prepared sauced or baked dish.

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English

Durum Wheat Pasta

English

Durum wheat pasta with egg

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Durum Wheat Pasta nutrition & diet

Durum Wheat 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

Specify the pasta shape, ingredients, and cooked or dry state, because water absorption changes the portion represented by a reference. Identify whether the product contains only durum wheat and water or includes egg, vegetable ingredients, added fiber, seasoning, or sauce; preparation and draining also matter.

Compare the right form: Reference the exact durum-wheat pasta product in dry or cooked form, matching shape, ingredients, cooking state, draining, and included sauce.

Diet considerations

Durum-wheat pasta is cereal-derived and contains wheat. Compatibility changes with egg, dairy, meat, seafood, filled components, coatings, or sauces, and products described as wheat pasta may contain additional grains or ingredients. Plain pasta differs from a prepared dish. Portion size and cooking state influence its carbohydrate pattern and how much sauce is included.

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.

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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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