pasta

Date Posted: 10/26/22

NCP Blog: So Many Pasta-Bilities For Dinner

Some experts estimate there are more than 350 different types of pasta. Food52 has a list of the top 30 types on their website. While it includes a lot of traditional favorites, the list also includes some noodles I’ve never heard of!

 

  • Angel Hair
  • Bucatini
  • Calamarata
  • Farfalle
  • Garganelli
  • Linquine
  • Orecchiette
  • Penne
  • Rigatoni

 

How Much Pasta Do Panel Members Purchase?

 

According to our data, panel members have scanned more than 4,300 different types of pasta products! That’s lots-a pasta! Panel members buy the most during these months:

  • January
  • October
  • November
  • March
  • December

 

Pasta definitely seems to be favored by panelists in the northeastern states! Check out the top five states on average for purchases:

  • New Jersey
  • Connecticut
  • Rhode Island
  • Vermont
  • New York

 

Generational Differences in Pasta Purchases

 

Panel members who are part of Generations X, Y, and Z (born in 1965 or later) buy more units on average per household compared to those who are part of the Greatest Generation or Baby Boomers (born in 1964 or earlier).

 

One data point that surprised me: pasta is purchased in the same trip as marinara/spaghetti sauce/meat sauce only 18% of the time! I expected this would be higher, as it seems like when I buy one I’m also buying the other.

 

Another data point that was NOT surprising, however, is that panel members with children purchased more pasta than those without children.

 

 

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Related:

NCP Blog: An Apple A Day  (October 21, 2022)