Calories in white pasta: 343 kcal per 100 g

Q: How many calories are in a portion of white pasta?

A typical portion (75 g dry weight) gives 257 kcal. Per 100 g the figure is 343 kcal.

Q: Is white pasta high in selenium?

Yes. Pasta, white, dried, raw has 0.022 mg selenium per 100 g, 40 % of the NRV, above the 30 % threshold for a “high in” claim.

Q: Which vitamins and minerals does white pasta have most of?

By share of the daily reference intake: selenium (0.022 mg, 40 %), manganese (0.77 mg, 39 %) and niacin (5.7 mg, 36 %) per 100 g.

Q: Is white pasta a good source of protein?

Pasta, white, dried, raw has 11.3 g protein per 100 g, 13 % of the energy, which meets the UK threshold for “source of protein”.

What’s in a 75 g portion

More than half of a portion is carbohydrate. Sugars make up 1.6 g of that.

1.2 gFat

8.5 gProtein

56.7 gCarbohydrate

2.8 gFibre

6.5 gWater

1.2 gFat
8.5 gProtein
56.7 gCarbohydrate
2.8 gFibre
6.5 gWater

Above average for grains, rice and pasta

White pasta is 343 kcal per 100 g. The 87 grains, rice and pasta in this database average 262.

White pasta343

Grains, rice and pasta average262

Low in sugar, almost no salt

Low sugars and very low salt by UK labelling rules, per 100 g.

Sugars, per portion1.6 g

Salt, per portion0 g

Vitamins and minerals in white pasta

Four of the 23 recorded reach the “high in” level. Selenium leads by a long way.

30 %

Selenium

0.0165 mg in a 75 g portion

3rd of 77 grains, rice and pasta

Selenium contributes to the normal function of the immune system, to normal thyroid function and to the maintenance of normal hair and nails.

Manganese0.58 mg29 %

Niacin (vitamin B3)4.3 mg27 %

Copper0.23 mg23 %

Phosphorus134 mg19 %

Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.13 mg12 %

Only a trace

Iodine

None recorded

Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamin C
Vitamin B12

Show all 23 with amounts

Selenium0.0165 mg, 30 %

Manganese0.58 mg, 29 %

Niacin (vitamin B3)4.3 mg, 27 %

Copper0.23 mg, 23 %

Phosphorus134 mg, 19 %

Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.13 mg, 12 %

Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.6 mg, 10 %

Magnesium35.3 mg, 9.4 %

Chloride75 mg, 9.4 %

Zinc0.9 mg, 9 %

Potassium174 mg, 8.7 %

Iron1.2 mg, 8.5 %

Vitamin B60.11 mg, 7.5 %

Folate0.0143 mg, 7.1 %

Calcium18 mg, 2.3 %

Vitamin E0.23 mg, 1.9 %

Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.02 mg, 1.6 %

Biotin0.00075 mg, 1.5 %

Vitamin K0.000158 mg, <1 %

Vitamin Anone recorded

Vitamin Dnone recorded

Vitamin Cnone recorded

Vitamin B12none recorded

Badges use the UK legal thresholds per 100 g: 15 % of the reference intake for “source of”, 30 % for “high in”. A trace is shown as “trace” and never counts.

What white pasta doesn’t give you. And where to find it.

No recorded vitamin D, vitamin C or vitamin A.

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Vitamin C

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Vitamin A

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White pasta against other grains, rice and pasta

Per 100 g, white pasta has the most selenium of the 6 here, ahead of pasta (egg, fresh, filled with mushrooms, boiled).

0.022mg

0.013mg

0.006mg

Pasta, white, dried, rawthis page

Pasta, egg, fresh, filled with mushrooms, boiled−0.009 mg

Flour, wheat, brown−0.016 mg

Rice, savoury, including chicken, beef, mushroom and vegetable varieties, dried, cooked−0.016 mg

Semolina, raw−0.016 mg

Rice, brown, basmati, boiled−0.016 mg

All values per 100 g, from the same dataset. Differences are against white pasta.

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Questions about white pasta

Four questions chosen by the facts above, so every food answers differently.

How many calories are in a portion of white pasta?

A typical portion (75 g dry weight) gives 257 kcal. Per 100 g the figure is 343 kcal.

Is white pasta high in selenium?

Yes. Pasta, white, dried, raw has 0.022 mg selenium per 100 g, 40 % of the NRV, above the 30 % threshold for a “high in” claim.

Which vitamins and minerals does white pasta have most of?

By share of the daily reference intake: selenium (0.022 mg, 40 %), manganese (0.77 mg, 39 %) and niacin (5.7 mg, 36 %) per 100 g.

Is white pasta a good source of protein?

Pasta, white, dried, raw has 11.3 g protein per 100 g, 13 % of the energy, which meets the UK threshold for “source of protein”.

How these numbers were made

Every figure comes from the UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 edition, record 11-716, Pasta, white, dried, raw, 12 analysed samples, published by Public Health England under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Main data references: LGC, Nutrient analysis of pasta and pasta sauces, 2004. Values are per 100 g of the edible part; a portion is 75 g, 75 g dry weight, the usual UK portion for grains, rice and pasta. Reference intakes follow Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 Annex XIII as retained in GB law; “source of”, “high in” and “low” follow Regulation (EC) 1924/2006, assessed per 100 g. Function lines are the authorised wording from the GB register of nutrition and health claims, credited to the nutrient. Energy is rounded to the whole kcal and kJ; other amounts to one decimal, or two below 1. A trace is shown as “trace” and never gets a figure or a badge; a nutrient never analysed is left off the page. We start from the dataset’s 2,887 records and keep 2,322: records weighed with bone, shell or skin, alcoholic drinks, infant foods, brand-named products, records with fewer than eight measured vitamins and minerals and near-identical variants are left out. Group context uses the 87 grains, rice and pasta kept from the dataset; a rank counts only the foods with a measured figure for that nutrient. Food images are illustrations from Ingredient Atlas, released under CC0; they show the food, not the measured sample, and where no illustration of the exact food exists the nearest one is shown (here: Pasta). Checked 5 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.