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Wheat pasta

Wheat pasta is a dried or fresh pasta made primarily from wheat flour and typically boiled before serving with sauces or other ingredients.

Wheat pasta — illustrative ingredient image

About Wheat pasta

Wheat pasta is a shaped dough product made chiefly from wheat flour or semolina and water, sometimes with egg. It is cooked before serving and paired with sauces, vegetables, meat, seafood, cheese, or other ingredients. The broad category includes both fresh and dried pasta.

Dried pasta is hard and brittle before cooking, then becomes tender with a pleasantly chewy bite. Fresh pasta starts softer and usually cooks more quickly, often yielding a delicate, supple texture. Flour type, egg content, thickness, and cooking time all affect the finished result.

Pasta may appear pale cream, golden yellow, or deeper yellow and is formed into strands, tubes, sheets, ribbons, shells, or small pieces. It is sold fresh, dried, filled, or flavoured. Boiling hydrates and softens the dough while preserving more firmness when cooked briefly.

Ingredient type
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Wheat pasta

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Wheat pasta nutrition & diet

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

Assess the cooked or dry portion separately, since boiling changes weight through water absorption. Preparation and serving context matter: plain pasta differs from pasta tossed with oil, cheese, meat, vegetables, or sauce. Match the reference to the stated wheat formulation, including fresh, dried, filled, or enriched versions.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to plain wheat pasta in the same state—dry or boiled—and the same shape; exclude sauces, fillings, and toppings.

Diet considerations

This is a wheat-based cereal food and is generally plant-derived before added ingredients. Compatibility changes with egg, dairy, meat, or other animal additions, and with sauces or coatings. Wheat pasta contributes a portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern; filled, enriched, or blended formulations require separate ingredient review.

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
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • 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 · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
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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