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The best dried pastas in UK supermarkets, ranked

We ranked 201 dried pastas sold in UK supermarkets using the nutrition panel and ingredients printed on each pack. Of these, 10% are ultra-processed (NOVA group 4). The typical one has 10.8g protein, 1.6g sugar and 0.01g salt per 100g.

201dried pastas compared

10%ultra-processed

10.8gtypical protein per 100g

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The short answer

Highest protein: Morrisons Fusili high protein (29.3g per 100g)
Highest fibre: Holland & Barrett Green Pea Tagliatelle (8.1g per 100g)
Lowest calories: Waitrose & Partners Wholewheat Fusilli (270 kcal per 100g)
Lowest salt: Morrisons Wholeweat fusilli (0g per 100g)

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Highest protein dried pastas

Ranked by protein per 100g out of 180 dried pastas with complete labels. At most two per brand.

#	Product	Protein per 100g	Nutri-Score
1	Fusili high proteinMorrisons · 250 g	29.3g	A
2	Quick Cooks Red Lentil FusiliHolland and Barrett · 250 g	25g	A
3	Green Pea TagliatelleHolland & Barrett	24g	A
4	Chickpea fusilliNapolina · 250 g	20g	A
5	Edamame & Mung Bean FettuccineThe Foodie Market	16g	A
6	Adtica pasta di campofiloneAntica pasta di Campofilone · 250 g	15g	A
7	Pasta di GragnanoPastificio Liguori · 500 g	14.5g	A
8	Mezzi rigatoniLiguori	14.5g	A
9	Rigatoni Napoletani PastaLiguori	14.5g	A
10	Spaghetti n°3Rummo · 1 kg	14.5g	A

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Highest fibre dried pastas

Ranked by fibre per 100g out of 165 dried pastas with complete labels. At most two per brand.

#	Product	Fibre per 100g	Nutri-Score
1	Green Pea TagliatelleHolland & Barrett	8.1g	A
2	Fusilli 36Berruto 1881 · 500g	8g	A
3	Pâtes spaghetti au blé complet integral 500gBarilla · 500 g	8g	A
4	Fusilli IntegraleBarilla · 500g	8g	A
5	Wholewheat FusilliWaitrose & Partners	7.8g	A
6	Fusilli IntegraliCombino · 500g	7.4g	A
7	Wholewheat FusilliBaresa · 500 g	7g	A
8	Durum wholewheat fusilliCucina · 500g	7g	A
9	High Fibre FusilloniMarks & Spencer	6.9g	A
10	Spaghetti Ristorante 8Divella · 500 g - 17.6 oz	6.5g	A

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Lowest calories dried pastas

Ranked by calories per 100g out of 108 dried pastas with complete labels. At most two per brand.

#	Product	Calories per 100g	Nutri-Score
1	Wholewheat FusilliWaitrose & Partners	270 kcal	A
2	Pasta fresca di semola di grano duroil Gigante · 500 g	273 kcal	A
3	LinguineSainsbury's	282 kcal	A
4	Morrisons penne pastaMorrisons	284 kcal	A
5	Lasagne SheetsChef Select · 200g	286 kcal	B
6	FusilliTesco · 1 kg	300 kcal	A
7	TagliatelleTesco · 500 g	300 kcal	A
8	FusilliWaitrose Duchy · 500 g	321 kcal	A
9	Fusilli pastaWaitrose	321 kcal
10	Spaghetti n°3 sans glutenRummo · 400g	341 kcal	B

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Lowest salt dried pastas

Ranked by salt per 100g out of 177 dried pastas with complete labels. At most two per brand.

#	Product	Salt per 100g	Nutri-Score
1	Wholeweat fusilliMorrisons · 500g	0g	A
2	Conchiglie durum wheat shell pastaMorrisons · 500 g	0g	A
3	LinguineAsda · 500g	0g	A
4	Simply PenneSimply... · 500g	0g	A
5	FusilliCucina · 1kg	0g	A
6	Fusili BucatiniWaitrose	0g	A
7	Fusilli Fresh Egg PastaSainsbury's	0g	A
8	Wholewheat FusilliWaitrose & Partners	0g	A
9	FusilliWaitrose Duchy · 500 g	0g	A
10	Wholewheat FusilliBaresa · 500 g	0g	A

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How these rankings work

Every figure is per 100g, taken from the label as recorded in Open Food Facts, the open food database built by volunteers. Products whose numbers don't add up (for example, energy that doesn't match the fat, carbs and protein) are left out of these tables but still appear in the full aisle. Traffic lights follow the UK front-of-pack thresholds for fat, saturates, sugar and salt. Nutri-Score runs from A (best) to E. Brands can't pay to appear here. Spot a mistake? Fix it at the source on Open Food Facts and it reaches Shelf Check at the next refresh.