On average, every German eats almost 10 kg of pasta per year, although there are many different ideas about how healthy pasta actually is. Some swear by the high carbohydrate content, which makes pasta so valuable, especially for athletes. For others, gluten from wheat or cholesterol from eggs are blatant counterarguments. The magazine Ökotest carried out a nutritional check and came to the conclusion that pasta makes an important contribution to a healthy diet and that the choice of side dishes and sauces is the problem.
You can find the complete analysis by Ökotest at Are pasta healthy? Six types of pasta in the nutrition check – ÖKO-TEST (oekotest.de)
