BarillaPenne (Classic Blue Box)
pasta
Bench Facts
Rated 4.8 out of 5 by 10,380 Amazon customers; blended with 100 average ratings, that’s a taste score of 4.80.
Nutrition Facts
8 servings per 16 oz box
Amount per serving
As labeled. Source: amazon.com
Where the numbers come from
- Price
- $1.88 for 16 oz box (8 servings) at Amazon, Oct 21, 2026.
- Rating
- 4.8 out of 5 from 10,380 ratings at Amazon, Oct 21, 2026.
- Nutrition
- amazon.com
- Research notes
Research notes
Reference product: regular semolina pasta, used as the baseline for the high-protein pastas. Nutrition is from the Amazon listing's current-format Nutrition Facts card: 2 oz (56 g) dry gives 200 kcal, 1 g fat, 42 g carbs, 1 g sugar and 7 g protein, with 8 servings per container. Barilla's own spec sheet (the SyncPDI panel used on barilla.com, GTIN 00076808280739, the listing's UPC) gives the same numbers, and so does the classic Barilla Spaghetti GTIN 00076808280081. Price rule: Amazon's current one-time price, shipped and sold by Amazon.com, with no deal badge and no Typical price shown. Penne was used rather than spaghetti so it matches the Protein+ Penne record. Amazon's 16 oz spaghetti box was only offered through a Save Mart store at $2.99.
How it compares
Against the typical grocery item, the best grocery item on each measure, and chicken breast.
Protein concentration
Share of calories from protein. Higher is better.
Cost per gram of protein
What one gram of protein costs at regular retail price. Lower is better.
Shorter is cheaper.
Taste
Customer rating out of 5, adjusted for review count. Higher is better. Axis starts above zero.