Pasta

Q: How many calories in cup spaghetti of pasta?

About 242 calories, with roughly 5.1g of protein. cup spaghetti weighs about 121g. Use the slider above for any other portion.

The universal side. Cheap, mild, endlessly customizable.

200

cal per 100 g

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= 4.3 oz

Calories

242

Protein

5.1g

Carbs

49.3g

Fat

2.1g

Protein 9% Carbs 84% Fat 8%

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Pasta is nearly pure starch — 40.75g of carbs per 100g and almost nothing else.

That is the whole appeal. Cheap fuel, mild flavor, holds sauce. Whether it is "good" depends entirely on what you put on it.

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Burn it off

What per 100 g costs.

Minutes for a 155 lb (70 kg) adult to burn 200 cal. Adjust down for lighter, up for heavier.

Walking

min · 3.5 mph

Cycling

min · easy pace

Jogging

min · 5 mph

Swimming

min · freestyle

Estimates from the Compendium of Physical Activities. Real burn depends on weight, intensity, and fitness.

The chef's caveat

Dry → Cooked

Grains absorb water when they cook. 1 cup of dry pasta becomes about 3 cups cooked — the calories do not change, they just spread over more volume. Every number on this page is for cooked weight, the way you actually eat it. If your recipe reads dry, multiply by about 3.

Full nutrient panel · per 100 g

What else is in there.

From USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy). %DV against the FDA 2,000-calorie reference.

Fiber1.9 g7%

Sugar0 g—

Cholesterol0 mg0%

Sodium4 mg0%

Potassium55 mg1%

Calcium21 mg2%

Iron0.62 mg3%

Magnesium52 mg12%

Zinc1.08 mg10%

Vitamin C0 mg0%

Caffeine0 mg—

How it stacks

Compared to its neighbors.

per 100 g, as-served. Same portion, honest comparison.

White Rice

70 fewer calories per 100g.

Cal130 Protein2.7 g Fat0.3 g

White Rice

70 fewer calories per 100g.

Cal130 Protein2.4 g Fat0.2 g

Pasta

74 fewer calories per 100g.

Cal126 Protein2.6 g Fat0.7 g

Common questions

The stuff people actually ask.

How many calories in cup spaghetti of pasta?

About 242 calories, with roughly 5.1g of protein. cup spaghetti weighs about 121g. Use the slider above for any other portion.

Do I count raw or cooked?

Whichever you weighed. Dry pasta is roughly 3× as calorie-dense per gram as cooked; cooked is what is on this page. If you weigh at the pot use cooked; if you portion dry before cooking, use dry. Do not mix.

Is pasta actually healthy, or is that marketing?

By the numbers on this page: "healthy" is doing work here — it is clean fuel, not a nutrient powerhouse. Fine as the base of a meal, not the meal itself.

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