Orecchiette with Fresh Mozzarella, Grape Tomatoes, and Garlic Chives Recipe

Orecchiette with Fresh Mozzarella, Grape Tomatoes, and Garlic Chives has a very high-calorie, average-carb, very high-fat and high-protein content. It is a good source of Calcium and Vitamin A.

The food contains 22g of carbs. The carbohydrate profile of the the food reveals it is average in complex carbs and average in Simple carbs. Carbs are our primary source of energy but its source should be chosen with utmost care. Complex carbs are a more desirable addition to your diet, where as simple carbs should be consumed in moderation as it is very easily broken down, assimilated and absorbed in the body. Its average sugar content puts it in the bottom 20 percentile. This is a good thing for people watching their sugar intake. With 24 gms of protein, it is high in protein content, which is an important macronutrient that helps with tissue repair, provides energy and improves immunity.

However, the very high fat content makes it unsuitable if you're on a low-fat diet plan. A quick glance at the fat profile reveals that it is very high in saturated fats and low in trans fats.

While Sodium is an essential nutrient, excess quantities can cause several disorders like fluid retention, hypertension. Since it has a high density of Sodium, it is unsuitable if you are aiming for a healthy, low-sodium diet.

Our comprehensive nutrition ranking methodology, which inspects every nutrition element that this food is composed of, comes up with a nutrition ranking of 48, for Orecchiette with Fresh Mozzarella, Grape Tomatoes, and Garlic Chives, and we advise that this food in moderation.