How much does pasta weigh after cooking?
100 g → 225 g
100 g dry → 225 g cooked. Boil in plenty of salted water for 9 to 11 minutes.
Your portion
100 gDry
225 gCooked
371Calories
13 gProtein
75 gCarbs
1.5 gFat
Calories and protein stay the same when cooking; only water weight is added.
Per 100 g: raw vs cooked
| Per 100 g | Dry (raw) | Cooked | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 371 | 165 | −56% |
| Protein | 13 g | 5.8 g | −56% |
| Carbs | 75 g | 33.3 g | −56% |
| Fat | 1.5 g | 0.67 g | −56% |
| Fiber | 3.2 g | 1.4 g | −56% |
Cooking adds water, not calories. Pasta soaks up about 125% of its own weight in water, so 100 g of cooked pasta has only about 44% of the calories and protein of 100 g dry. Weigh it dry if you can. If you weigh it cooked, divide by 2.25 to get the dry weight.
Common questions
Should I weigh pasta raw or cooked?
Raw (dry) is more accurate because cooked weight depends on how much water was absorbed. Labels and USDA data use the dry weight.
How much protein is in 100 g of cooked pasta?
About 5.8 g, compared with 13 g in 100 g dry.
I weighed my cooked portion. How do I log it?
Divide the cooked weight by 2.25 to get the dry weight, then log that.