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Colavita Linguine
Pasta & Pasta Sauce
📊 NOVA 3🥛 Dairy-Free✨ Seed Oil Free

Colavita Linguine

Colavita
16 oz
Available at Foodtown
210
Calories
7g
Protein
2g
Sugars
0mg
Sodium
2g
Fiber
10
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Colavita Linguine (16 oz) is presented as a classic Italian pantry staple: a long, flat strand pasta made from 100% semolina and enriched with B-vitamins and iron. On American grocery shelves you’ll find it in the pasta aisle, shelved alongside other dry pastas, boxed linguine, and nearby tomato sauces, olive oils, and canned tomatoes; it’s often grouped with imported Italian lines. It suits weekly grocery runs where shoppers buy pantry basics, weekend dinners when a simple pasta sauce is desired, or larger pantry-stock up trips for families. The Colavita brand leans on Italian heritage and artisanal origin stories—“from the fields of Molise” and a founding date—positioning the product as authentic, traditional, and slightly premium; its audience is adults seeking familiar, reliable Italian cooking ingredients rather than novelty items. The label emphasizes “Made with 100% semolina,” “enriched,” and “Made and packed in Italy,” which create a natural/quality halo without organic or kid-focused claims; there are no child-targeted graphics or organic certifications on the provided label copy. In plain terms this is a manufactured dry pasta product: milled durum wheat formed and dried, a straightforward processing route rather than ultra-processed engineering. Sensory cues promise a firm, slightly coarse semolina texture that holds up to sauces and a predictable al dente bite after about 10 minutes of boiling; the product comes in a standard 16 oz retail box that fits pantry shelves and invites the ritual of boiling, draining, tossing with sauce and finishing with cheese and olive oil. It reads like a dependable everyday Italian cooking building block in American kitchens.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 0.125
Servings per Container: 8
Calories210
% Daily Value*
Total Fat1g1%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium0mg0%
Total Carbohydrate44g16%
Dietary Fiber2g7%
Total Sugars2g
Protein7g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Semolina, (Wheat),, Niacin,, Iron, Lactate,, Thiamin, Mononitrate,, Riboflavin,, Folic, Acid..

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:3 / 4

Processed Food

Why this score?

This dry pasta is produced from milled semolina with added vitamins and iron and undergoes extrusion and drying; it contains few ingredients and no industrial additives, placing it in NOVA group 3 (processed food).

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Common Questions about Colavita Linguine

Colavita Linguine can definitely fit into a balanced diet! With 210 calories per serving and a decent amount of protein (7g), it’s a solid choice for a pasta dish. Just remember, 'healthy' looks different for everyone, so consider what else you're pairing it with — a veggie-packed sauce can elevate the nutritional profile!

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