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Tonnarelli pasta

Tonnarelli pasta is a thick square-section Italian pasta traditionally served with robust sauces.

Tonnarelli pasta — illustrative ingredient image

About Tonnarelli pasta

Tonnarelli is a long Italian pasta with a notably thick, square or near-square cross-section. It is used with robust preparations, including cheese-and-pepper sauces, meat sauces, tomato-based sauces, and other dense dressings.

Its thick profile gives it a chewy texture and substantial mouthfeel compared with ordinary spaghetti. The surface can be relatively rough, especially when traditionally extruded, allowing sauces to cling to the strands.

Tonnarelli is sold dried or made fresh, and fresh versions may have a firmer, more substantial bite than thinner strand pasta. It is usually boiled before serving and may appear in nests, loose strands, or fresh cut portions.

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Tonnarelli pasta

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Tonnarelli pasta nutrition & diet

Tonnarelli pasta nutritional value

Reference: MACARONI, PASTA

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
338.7kcal
Protein
13.0g
Carbs
66.4g
Fat
1.1g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Use the cooked or dry form that the reference specifies, and distinguish tonnarelli’s thick square-section shape from similar pasta. Portion and preparation matter because absorbed water, sauce retention, oil, cheese, and accompanying ingredients alter the served dish’s composition.

Compare the right form: Match a reference to tonnarelli pasta made from the stated flour blend, in dry or cooked form, with sauce excluded or included as specified.

Diet considerations

Tonnarelli is generally a cereal-based pasta, commonly wheat-based, but the exact flour and egg content must be confirmed. Compatibility changes with egg, cheese, meat sauces, coatings, and filled or flavored versions. A cooked portion also carries a different carbohydrate pattern from the dry product used for weighing.

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
    Depends on the version
  • 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 · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded 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: Fineli Finnish Food Composition Database, release 20.0 — 117 ↗. 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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