Pasta is a generic term that refers to any food made from unleavened dough and water. It typically contains wheat flour, and pasta may have other ingredients, such as eggs. You typically prepare pasta by boiling it in water, and serve it with a topping of cream or tomato sauce. Plain pasta is high in complex carbohydrates and low in fat.
Serving Information
Pasta is available in a variety of sizes and shapes, which do not affect its nutritional content. Nutritional information applies to a generic recipe of boiled pasta. The serving size is 100 g, or about 3.5 oz.
Calories
A serving of pasta contains 129 calories, according to Fitbit. This is about 6 percent of the daily value for total calories, assuming a standard diet of 2,000 calories per day. Carbohydrates provide 74 calories, fat contributes 36 calories and protein accounts for the remaining 19 calories.
Carbohydrates
Pasta has 18.3 g of total carbohydrates per serving. This consists of 16.8 g of complex carbohydrates, 1 g of digestible fiber and 0.5 g of sugar. The carbohydrates in a serving of pasta provide about 6 percent of the daily value for total carbohydrates and 4 percent of the daily value for fiber.
Fat and Protein
A serving of pasta provides 4 g of total fat, which is 6 percent of the daily value for total fat. This fat content includes 0.8 g of saturated fat, or 4 percent of the daily value for saturated fat. Pasta contains no cholesterol. Pasta has 4.4 g of protein per serving, which is 10 percent of the daily value for protein.
Vitamins and Minerals
Pasta has 5 percent of the daily value for thiamin and 4 percent of the daily value for niacin in each serving. A serving of pasta also has 3 percent of the daily value for riboflavin and 2 percent of the daily value for vitamin B-6. Pasta contains 150 mg of sodium per serving, or 6 percent of the daily value for sodium.
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