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Cereal Grains and PastaPlate 1229 of 1799

Calories in
pasta, gluten-free, corn flour and quinoa flour

152 kcal per 100 g Pasta, gluten-free, corn flour and quinoa flour contains 152 calories per 100 grams, or about 252 calories per cup spaghetti packed. Per 100 g it provides 3.2 g protein, 31.1 g carbohydrate and 2.1 g fat.

By calories that splits 80% carbohydrate, 8% protein, 12% fat — dissected below.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 172027·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Energy anatomy — per 100 g Plate 1229 of 1799
80%12% 0 38 76 114 152 kcal
Protein 3.2 g × 4 kcal/g 13 kcal · 8%
Carbohydrate 31.1 g × 4 kcal/g 124 kcal · 80%
Fat 2.1 g × 9 kcal/g 19 kcal · 12%
Shorthand total Atwater 4 · 4 · 9 156 kcal
As published by USDA food-specific factors 152 kcal

The 4·4·9 shorthand adds to 156 kcal; USDA publishes 152 kcal+4 kcal, 2.6% apart. That gap is expected, not an error: USDA derives energy with food-specific factors and, for many items, discounts the fibre that the shorthand still counts at four. The published figure is the better one, so the axis above is scaled to it and the shares are what the shorthand is genuinely good at.

SourceUSDA FoodData Central, SR LegacyFDC 172027retrieved 2026-07

Per 100 g152kcal
Per cup spaghetti packed252kcal · 166.0 g
Protein3.2g per 100 g
Walk it off51minutes walking
Proteingrams
Carbsgrams
Fatgrams
Walk it offmin at 70 kg

How this is worked out

  1. USDA measures every nutrient per 100 g of edible portion. That row is published here unchanged — nothing is rounded up, smoothed or "adjusted".
  2. The energy figure is USDA's own, derived with food-specific factors. This site never computes the calorie count it publishes.
  3. The Atwater shorthand 4 · 4 · 9 is applied to the protein, carbohydrate and fat grams only to split that energy into shares — and where the shorthand disagrees with the published figure, the gap is printed rather than hidden.
  4. A serving is a straight proportional conversion of the per-100 g row, using USDA's own household measures for the grams.
  5. The walking figure uses MET 4.0 at 70 kg, the same equation the sister site publishes.
per serving   = per 100 g × serving grams ÷ 100
energy shares = 4·P + 4·C + 9·F      (P, C, F in grams)
walk minutes  = kcal ÷ (4.0 × 3.5 × 70 ÷ 200)

Full data & method →

Calories in a typical serving

Per-100 g figures are useful for comparison but nobody eats 100 g of anything on purpose. These are the USDA's own household measures.

ServingGramsCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
1 cup spaghetti packed166.0 g 252 5.4 g51.6 g3.4 g
1 cup(not packed) not packed132.0 g 201 4.3 g41.1 g2.7 g
1 cup elbows not packed not packed111.0 g 169 3.6 g34.5 g2.3 g

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Full nutrition, per 100 g and per cup spaghetti packed

NutrientPer 100 gPer cup spaghetti packed
Energy152 kcal252 kcal
Protein3.2 g5.4 g
Total fat2.1 g3.4 g
Saturated fat0.2 g0.2 g
Carbohydrate31.1 g51.6 g
Fibre3.3 g5.5 g
Sugars0.3 g0.5 g
Sodium4.0 mg6.6 mg
Potassium63.0 mg104.6 mg
Calcium7.0 mg11.6 mg
Iron0.7 mg1.2 mg
Vitamin C0.0 mg0.0 mg
Vitamin A1.0 µg1.7 µg
Cholesterol0.0 mg0.0 mg
Water63.2 g104.9 g

A dash means the nutrient was not measured for this item, which is not the same as zero.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 172027·REVIEWED JUL 2026

How pasta, gluten-free, corn flour and quinoa flour compares

Among the 49 cereal grains and pasta items on this site, pasta, gluten-free, corn flour and quinoa flour ranks 39 of 49 by calorie density, against a category average of 291 kcal per 100 g — so it is about 48% less calorie-dense than typical for its group.

It carries 2.1 g of protein per 100 calories, so it is not a meaningful protein source.

To burn off one cup spaghetti packed (252 kcal), a 70 kg adult would walk for roughly 51 minutes — see the walking calculation on our sister site, or pick a different activity. Treat that as a sense of scale rather than a rule: eating and moving are not a simple ledger.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

A reference table describes the average pasta, gluten-free, corn flour and quinoa flour. Yours was grown somewhere, picked at some ripeness, and cooked by you.

Questions this entry settles

How many calories are in pasta, gluten-free, corn flour and quinoa flour?

Pasta, gluten-free, corn flour and quinoa flour contains 152 calories per 100 g, which works out to about 252 calories per cup spaghetti packed. It also provides 3.2 g of protein, 31.1 g of carbohydrate and 2.1 g of fat per 100 g.

What is the macro breakdown of pasta, gluten-free, corn flour and quinoa flour?

By calories, pasta, gluten-free, corn flour and quinoa flour is roughly 80% carbohydrate, 8% protein and 12% fat. That makes it a predominantly carbohydrate-based food.

How long does it take to burn off a cup spaghetti packed?

About 51 minutes of ordinary walking for a 70 kg adult (MET 4.0). That is a rough guide for scale, not a prescription — appetite and activity interact in ways a simple subtraction does not capture.

Is this figure exact for the pasta, gluten-free, corn flour and quinoa flour I bought?

No. These are USDA reference values, averaged across samples. Real foods vary with variety, ripeness, growing conditions, cut, brand and how they were cooked — 10–20% either way is normal. Use them for planning, not precision.

The 6 foods that sit closest to pasta, gluten-free, corn flour and quinoa flour on the calorie-density shelf, all within cereal grains and pasta.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy — public domain, reviewed JUL 2026. Full USDA description: "Pasta, gluten-free, corn flour and quinoa flour, cooked, ANCIENT HARVEST". General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Values are averages for a food type and vary by brand, ripeness and preparation.

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