Grain
Short
Short pasta means bite-sized shapes—penne, fusilli, rigatoni, farfalle, orecchiette—that trap chunky sauces in tubes, ridges, and cups. They are the everyday choice for baked pastas, cold salads, and meaty ragù where long strands would tangle. Wall thickness and hollow centres decide sauce load and bite. Cook to al dente, especially if finishing in the oven with cheese sauce. Match ridged tubes to sausage and vegetable sauces; shells and ears scoop pesto and broccoli. Salt the water generously; drain while still firm if a second cook is planned.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 2.48 g
- Saturated Fat 0.53 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.52 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.16 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 4.8 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 71 g
- Dietary Fibre 6.01 g
- Total Sugars 1.06 g
- Complex / starch 61.3 g
- Protein 10.6 g
- Water 11.4 g
- Energy 345 kcal
- Water 11.4 g
- Carbohydrates 71 g
- Protein 10.6 g
- Fat 2.48 g
- Saturated Fat 0.53 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.52 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.16 g
- Omega-3 0.12 g
- Vitamins 52.5 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.28 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.6 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.53 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.22 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.6 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 25.8 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.67 mg
- Vitamin K 1.7 µg
- Minerals 334 mg
- Major Minerals 333 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.28 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.09 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.6 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.53 · vitamin-b6: 0.22 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.6 · vitamin-b9-folate: 25.8 · vitamin-e: 0.67 · vitamin-k: 1.7 ·
Minerals
Short of Pasta: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Short ribs entered European braises and American packing-house cut charts.
Korean galbi and modern fine dining made short rib a premium slow-cook and grill cut.