What is Gnocchi? Nutritional Facts, Calories & Taste

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What is Gnocchi?

Gnocchi is a form of pasta made from potatoes, wheat, and egg and shaped into small dumplings. When boiled in water, they have a soft, silky texture and have a neutral flavor that works with meat sauces, cheese, and fresh herbs and vegetables.

What does Gnocchi Taste Like?

Salty

Salty is one of the five main tastes. It has a satisfying and addictive quality with hints of sourness. Salty foods include cheeses, cured meats, chips, and olives. It is used in almost every dish and prepared food. Salt is added to enhance flavor and offer a distinctly salty taste.

Ingredients

potato

The potato is a starchy vegetable and tuber that forms under the soil. There are a number of varieties of potato, including Russet potatoes, the yellow colored Yukon Gold, and many others that are purple, red, small and large. All potatoes have a very thin skin, though baking potatoes have a slightly sturdier skin. The potato is hard and inedible until cooked. It can be boiled, baked, fried or cooked any number of ways and is an extremely versatile starch vegetable. The texture of a cooked potato is soft, while holding its shape and has an earthy and sweet flavor that is extremely bland, until salted.

wheat flour

Wheat flour is a product made by finely milling wheat grains until they form a powder-like substance. Wheat flour is denser than powder and comes as whole wheat flour; a semi-dense flour with a beige color and full flavor. All- purpose flour is refined, white, lighter in texture and more bland in flavor. There are other varieties of wheat flour with these two being the most common. The flavor is mild and nutty. Wheat flour is used in the making of a huge number of foods across all cuisines. It is used as a binder as well as the basis for breads, baked goods and coating for breaded meats and vegetables. It is used in sauces and even some candies.

egg

Eggs are an incredibly versatile protein and binder. Most eggs used in cooking come from hens and are usually unfertilized. Eggs are oval shaped and roughly 53 mm in length and 40 mm in width. Eggs have a hard, but thin and delicate shell that is brown or white and occasionally green. Inside is the clear and glossy white, with a slimy texture and in the center is the yellow opaque, round shaped yolk. Once cooked, the whites become opaque. Eggs can be scrambled, fried, boiled, and more. They are used in desserts and baked goods as a binder. Egg is also used as a wash to glaze items or dip meat into before breading it. The flavor is mild and sulfurous. It has many uses.

rice flour

Rice flour is made by grinding the rice grain. Rice flour can be made using white or brown rice, though white rice flour is used far more frequently than brown rice flour. White rice flour is white and fine like a wheat flour, but has a coarser and drier texture. Rice flour made from glutinous rice has a much finer texture and is almost like a powder. White rice flour can be used for baked goods, as well as pan-cooked flatbreads. It is useful in many savory and sweet applications. The flavor is bland.

potato starch

Potato starch is a fine, white powder obtained from the tuberous vegetable. The potatoes are crushed and the starch is released and then dried. It has a similar consistency and feeling to cornstarch. Potato starch is bland and flavorless. It is used in food items as a binder and thickening agent.

salt

Salt is a mineral composed mostly of sodium chloride. It is the main flavoring used in food and is naturally occurring in certain foods, such as cheese, beets, meat and celery, plus many others. Salt is white and has finer granules than sugar. Many commercial salts include iodide, while others exclude it. Most salts are white, while some are naturally pale pink with minerals. Salt brings out the flavor of something and can create a tangy mouthfeel, if used in excess.

Gnocchi Nutritional Facts and Calories

Serving Size: 1 Cup145g

Cup

	Amount Per Serving	% Daily Value
Calories	210kcal	11%
Fats	0g	0%
Sat. fats	0g	0%
Mono. Fats	0g	0%
Trans fats	0g	0%
Carbs	48g	16%
Sugars	1g	2%
Fiber	1g	4%
Proteins	4g	5%
Cholesterol	0mg	0%
Sodium	480mg	21%

Healthy Level

Unhealthy Level

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De Cecco Pasta, Potato Gnocchi No.401, 17.5 Ounce (Pack of 4)

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DeLallo Traditional Italian Potato Gnocchi, 1lb

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Tuscanini Classic Italian Potato Gnocchi 16oz (3 Pack) | Imported from Italy, Low Fat, Potato Dumpling, Ready in Minutes

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Sanniti Italian Gluten Free Potato Gnocchi, 17.5 oz (500 g) (Pack of 4)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much protein is in Gnocchi?

1 Cup of Gnocchi contains 4 g of protein.

How many carbs are in Gnocchi?

1 Cup of Gnocchi contains 48 g of carbs.

How much fat is in Gnocchi?

1 Cup of Gnocchi contains 0 g of fat.

How much sugar is in Gnocchi?

1 Cup of Gnocchi contains 0 g of sugar.

How many calories are in 1 Cup of Gnocchi?

There are 210 calories in 1 Cup of Gnocchi.

How many calories are in 1 oz of Gnocchi?

There are 41 calories in 1 oz of Gnocchi.

How many calories are in 1 pound of Gnocchi?

There are 658 calories in 1 pound of Gnocchi.