Also called: ear-shaped pasta, cooked orecchiette, pasta orecchiette, orecchiette, orekiete, Oreketi, Ορεκιέτε, ओरेकिएटे पास्ता, اوریکیٹ پاستا, ওরেচিয়েত্তে পাস্তা, ஓரெக்கியெட்டே பாஸ்தா, ఒరెకియెట్టి పాస్తా, ਓਰੇਕਿਏਟੇ ਪਾਸਤਾ, ઓરેકિએટ પાસ્તા, ಒರೆಕಿಯೆಟ್ಟೆ ಪಾಸ್ತಾ, ഒരെക്കിയെട്ടെ പാസ്ത, 猫耳朵面, Orekiette, オレキエッテ, 오레키에테, พาสต้าโอเรคิเอตเต้, أوريكيتي, اوریکیه ته, ኦሬኪየቴ, Orekk'yette, Орекьетте, Орек'єтте, Orecchiette bollite, Oreketi vrasta, Ορεκιέτι βραστά, Haşlanmış orecchiette makarna, Orecchiette hervida, Orecchiette cozida, Orecchiette pasta ubli hui, ओरेकिएटे पास्ता उबली हुई, Orecchiette pasta ubali hui, اوریکیٹی پاستا ابلی ہوئی, Orecchiette pasta sheddho, ওরেকিয়েটে পাস্তা সেদ্ধ, Orecchiette pasta vevichadhu, ओरेकिएटे पास्ता வேகவைத்தது, Orecchiette pasta udikinchina, ओरेकिएटे पास्ता ఉడికించిన, ਓਰੇਕਿਏਟੇ ਪਾਸਤਾ ਉਬਾਲੀ ਹੋਈ, Orecchiette pasta bafeli, ओरेकिएटे पास्ता બાફેલી, Orecchiette pasta ughaleli, ओरेकिएटे पास्ता उकडलेली, Orecchiette pasta beisida, ओरेकिएटे पास्ता ಬೇಯಿಸಿದ, Orecchiette pasta vevichathu, ओरेकिएटे पास्ता വേവിച്ചത്, Shu-zhuo orecchiette yimian, 水煮耳朵面, Yude orecchiette, 茹でオレキエッテ, Salmeun orecchiette, 삶은 오레키에테, Orecchiette tom, โอเรคิเอตเต้ต้ม, Orecchiette maslouqa, أوريكيتي مسلوقة, Orecchiette abpaz shode, اوریکیته آبپز شده, Yetaleke orecchiette, የተቀቀለ ኦሬኪዬቴ, Otvarnaya pasta orecchiette, Отварная паста орекьетте, Vidvarena pasta orecchiette, Відварена паста орекьєтте, orekieti, orekiete pasta, ओरेकिएट पास्ता, ওরেকিয়েতে পাস্তা, ஓரேகியேத்தே பாஸ்தா, ఓరెకিয়েట్టె పాస్తా, ਓਰੇਕੀਏਟੇ ਪਾਸਤਾ, ઓરેકિએટે પાસ્તા, ಓರೆಕಿಯೇಟೆ ಪಾಸ್ಟಾ, ഒറെക്കിയെറ്റെ പാസ്ത, erduomian, 耳朵面, sen orecchiette, เส้นออเรคคิเอตเต้, ma'karona orekiete, معكرونة أوريكيتي, pasta orekiete, پاستا اوریکیته, ኦሬክዬቴ ፓስታ
One serving (140 g) is high in folate.
Nutrient score: 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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