Also called: corkscrew pasta, fusilli, spiral pasta, boiled rotini, vidakia, burgu makarna, pasta formi, rotini, ροτίνι, रोतिनी पास्ता, روٹینی پاستا, রোটিনি পাস্তা, ரோட்டினி பாஸ்தா, రోటిని పాస్తా, ਰੋਟਿਨੀ ਪਾਸਤਾ, રોટિની પાસ્તા, रोटिनी पास्ता, ರೋಟಿನಿ ಪಾಸ್ತಾ, റോട്ടീനി പാസ്ത, luoxuan mian, 螺旋面, rotini pasuta, ロティーニパスタ, rotini paseuta, 로티니 파스타, พาสต้ารอตินี่, ሮቲኒ ፓስታ, pasta rotini, паста ротини, паста ротіні, fusilli bolliti, fusilli vrasta, φουσίλι βραστά, haşlanmış burgu makarna, fusilli cocidos, fusilli cozido, ubla hua pasta, उबला हुआ पास्ता, ابلا ہوا پاستا, siddho pasta, সিদ্ধ পাস্তা, aviyyal pasta, அவித்த பாஸ்தா, udikinchina pasta, ఉడికించిన పాస్తా, ublya hoya pasta, ਉਬਲਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਪਾਸਤਾ, bafelu pasta, બાફેલું પાસ્તા, ukadlele pasta, उकडलेले पास्ता, beisida pasta, ಬೆಯಿಸಿದ ಪಾಸ್ತಾ, vevichathaya pasta, വേവിച്ച പാസ്ത, zhushude luoxuan mian, 煮熟的螺旋面, yudeta fujiri, 茹でたフジッリ, salmeun pusilli, 삶은 푸실리, sen rotini tom, เส้นโรตินี่ต้ม, makarona fusilli maslouqa, مكرونة فوسيلي مسلوقة, pasta fusilli abpaz shode, پاستا فوسیلی آبپز شده, tchebese pasta, የተቀቀለ ፓስታ, varenye fuzilli, вареные фузилли, vareni fuzilli, варені фузіллі, rotini pasta, ロティーニ, 로티니, โรตินี, روتينا, پاستا روتینی, ротини, ротіні
One serving (200 g) is high in protein.
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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