Pasta Quantity Calculator
Stop guessing the pasta packet — enter people, appetite and whether pasta is the main or a side, and get the exact dry weight plus cooked yield.
Enter values to see the result.
How to use
- Enter the number of people eating.
- Choose main dish, side dish or soup, and the appetite level.
- Weigh the dry pasta shown — side dishes use 60 percent and soups 40 percent of the main amount.
Standard dry pasta portions are 90 to 110 g per person as a main. Pasta roughly doubles in weight when cooked (about 2.3 times for spaghetti). Cook in at least 1 litre of well salted water per 100 g of pasta.