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Pasta

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Zippidydoodah · 18/07/2025 21:07

Hi! I’m just wondering if the weights of pasta on nutracheck are dry, or cooked? I have tried to look online and I saw that 100g dry pasta is 245 or so g when cooked. Do I put 100g, or 245?! Ha.

I’m so confused! Thanks ☺️

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SpiceGhoul · 18/07/2025 21:24

It'll vary, all the ones I use say cooked but it depends which shop/brand. Examples here

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Hoosemover · 19/07/2025 07:43

water has 0 calories. So it shouldn’t matter whether you weight dry or cooked/

WTDress · 19/07/2025 08:52

Hoosemover · 19/07/2025 07:43

water has 0 calories. So it shouldn’t matter whether you weight dry or cooked/

Cooked pasta weighs significantly more than dry pasta. So 100g of dry pasta will have more calories than 100g of cooked pasta as the cooked pasta has less pasta and more water.

I’ve explained that badly but hopefully you get the gist.

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Zippidydoodah · 19/07/2025 23:00

WTDress · 19/07/2025 08:52

Cooked pasta weighs significantly more than dry pasta. So 100g of dry pasta will have more calories than 100g of cooked pasta as the cooked pasta has less pasta and more water.

I’ve explained that badly but hopefully you get the gist.

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Totally understand this. I just weighed the pasta after o had cooked it and went with that- 238g or something like that. Thank you!

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