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½ Cup Reserved Pasta Water
Reserved pasta water is the starchy, salted cooking water left after boiling pasta. It is mainly water with dissolved starch and sodium, and is typically used in sauces rather than consumed as a standalone food.
Beneficial properties
source of fluid
contains dissolved starch
can provide sodium
useful for sauce emulsification
Nutritional highlights
It contains mostly water, with small amounts of starch and variable sodium depending on how heavily the pasta water was salted.
Conditions it helps with
Dehydration
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