Ditali vs Tubetti
Ditali is short straight tube, as long as it is wide. Tubetti is small straight tube, the soup tube of Naples.
Side by side, to scale
10 mmDitali: 8 to 12 mm by 6 to 8 mm
Tubetti: 8 to 12 mm by 5 to 7 mm
Footprints from the length and width in each record, one scale for both. See every shape on the chart.
| Family | Tubes | Tubes |
|---|---|---|
| Region | Campania | Campania |
| Section | Short straight tube, as long as it is wide | Small straight tube, the soup tube of Naples |
| Length | 8 to 12 mm | 8 to 12 mm |
| Width or diameter | 6 to 8 mm | 5 to 7 mm |
| Wall or thickness | 0.9 to 1.1 mm | 0.9 to 1.1 mm |
| Surface | Smooth | Smooth |
| Hollow | Yes | Yes |
| Dough | Semolina and water | Semolina and water |
| Cook time | 8 to 11 min | 8 to 10 min |
| Brands with a page | La Molisana | De Cecco, Rummo, Mancini |
| Catalogue numbers | La Molisana no. 45, La Molisana no. 47 | De Cecco no. 62, Rummo no. 29, Rummo no. 31, Rummo no. 72 |
| Cook time across brands | 8 min | 9 to 12 min |
| Brand dimensions | not measured | Rummo: 9.5 mm long, 8.6 mm across; Mancini: 7 mm long, 10.2 mm across |
| Energy, dry, per 100 g | 371 kcal (dry semolina pasta) | 371 kcal (dry semolina pasta) |
| Protein, dry, per 100 g | 13.0 g | 13.0 g |
| Products catalogued | 4 | 5 |
| Pairs with | Pasta e fagioli, Pasta e ceci, Minestrone, Pomodoro, Pasta salad | Pasta e fagioli, Minestrone, Pasta e ceci, Vongole, Pomodoro |
Ditali
Short and open at both ends, so they fill with soup and hold beans and vegetables. They also work in a thick tomato sauce for children and in a cold salad. Too small for a ragu.
Tubetti
As ditali: soups, bean and potato stews, a thick tomato. Naples also serves it with mussels in a light broth, tubetti e cozze.
Can you swap them?
Tubetti for ditali: yes, the same shape under another name.
Ditali for tubetti: yes, the same tube under the northern name.
Both take Pasta e fagioli, Pasta e ceci, Minestrone, Pomodoro.
Only ditali: Pasta salad.
Only tubetti: Vongole.
Sources
- Dimensions, surface, dough, and cook time: each shape page names the brand page, spec sheet, or measured box behind every figure.
- Brands, catalogue numbers, brand cook times, and brand dimensions: the brand product pages linked on each shape page, read on 2026-08-25.
- Energy and protein: USDA FoodData Central, per 100 g of the dough, public domain.
- Products catalogued: Open Food Facts, Open Database License, read on 2026-08-25. A crowd database: a count is a floor.