Also called: pasta dish, spaghetti dinner, pasta meal, cena a base di pasta, cena de pasta familiar, jantar de massa em familia, jiating yishi yimian wancan, 家庭意式意面晚餐, kazoku de taberu pasuta, 家族で食べるパスタ, gajok pasta siksya, 가족 파스타 식사, muea kham pasta baep krop khrua, มื้อค่ำพาสต้าแบบครอบครัว, oikogeneiako deipno me makaronada, οικογενειακό δείπνο με μακαρονάδα, ashat al-makarona al-a'iliya, عشاء المعكرونة العائلي, shame makarone khanevadegi, شام ماکارونی خانوادگی, semeiny uzhin s pastoy, семейный ужин с пастой, simeyna vecherya z pastoyu, сімейна вечеря з пастою, फैमिली स्टाइल पास्ता डिनर, ফ্যামিলি স্টাইল পাস্তা ডিনার, ஃபேமிலி ஸ்டைல் பாஸ்தா டின்னர், ఫ్యామిలీ స్టైల్ పాస్తా డిన్నర్, ਫੈਮਿਲੀ ਸਟਾਈਲ ਪਾਸਤਾ ਡਿਨਰ, ફેમિલી સ્ટાઇલ પાસ્તા ડિનર, फॅमिली स्टाईल पास्ता डिनर, ಫ್ಯಾಮಿಲಿ ಸ್ಟೈಲ್ ಪಾಸ್ತಾ ಡಿನ್ನರ್, ഫാമിലി സ്റ്റൈൽ പാസ്ത ഡിന്നർ, ፋሚሊ ስታይል ፓስታ ዲነር
One serving (350 g) is high in protein, vitamin B12 and zinc.
Nutrient score: Very good
Goodness for its calories, 25 to 100.
How is this worked out?
The nutrient score shows how much goodness a food gives for its calories, from 25 to 100. Every food gets at least 25. It is the same for everyone.
It adds up how much of 11 nutrients people need the food gives for its calories: protein, fibre, vitamins A, C and E, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, folate and zinc. Each counts up to a full day’s worth for the calories. It then takes points off for saturated fat, added sugar and sodium above a fair share for the calories.
75 and over: Excellent. 60 to 74: Very good. 45 to 59: Good. 35 to 44: Fair. 25 to 34: Low.
The formula (from the food’s values per 100 g):
- Share of the day: the food’s kcal per 100 g ÷ 2,000 (under 40 kcal per 100 g, such as a herb or tea, counts as 40 kcal).
- 11 nutrients to encourage: protein, fibre, vitamins A, C and E, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, folate and zinc. For each: amount ÷ (Daily Value × share), at most 1. Add them up.
- 3 nutrients to limit: saturated fat, added sugar and sodium, each with its U.S. FDA daily limit. For each: amount ÷ (limit × share) − 1, only when above 0 and at most 3. Add them up.
- Result = 100 × (step 2 − 2 × step 3) ÷ 11, kept between 0 and 100.
- Score = 25 + 0.75 × result, rounded. The scale runs from 25 to 100 instead of 0 to 100: every edible food gets at least 25, and the order doesn’t change.
It follows the Nutrient Rich Foods index (NRF 9.3) with the U.S. FDA Daily Values for a 2,000 kcal day. Different from the published index: folate and zinc are added (11 nutrients instead of 9), the nutrients to limit count double and each at most three times its share, the 40 kcal floor, and the 25 to 100 scale. When some of the values it needs are unknown, the score is shown as “about”.
A food’s values are estimates.
Sources: Drewnowski A. Defining nutrient density: development and validation of the Nutrient Rich Foods index. J Am Coll Nutr. 2009;28(4):421S-426S; U.S. FDA, Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels.
A low score doesn’t make a food bad: treats and festive dishes have their place. Use the score to compare similar foods. In the GapPlate app you also see how much of the gaps in your day a serving fills.
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