Ravioli vs Tortelli
Ravioli is filling sealed between two squares of egg sheet, edges crimped. Tortelli is filled parcel, square, rectangular, or rolled, by region.
Side by side, to scale
10 mmRavioli: 35 to 60 mm by 35 to 60 mm
Tortelli: 40 to 80 mm by 30 to 60 mm
Footprints from the length and width in each record, one scale for both. See every shape on the chart.
| Family | Stuffed | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|
| Region | All of Italy | Emilia-Romagna |
| Section | Filling sealed between two squares of egg sheet, edges crimped | Filled parcel, square, rectangular, or rolled, by region |
| Length | 35 to 60 mm | 40 to 80 mm |
| Width or diameter | 35 to 60 mm | 30 to 60 mm |
| Wall or thickness | 0.6 to 1 mm | 0.6 to 1 mm |
| Surface | Smooth | Smooth |
| Hollow | No | No |
| Dough | Egg pasta | Egg pasta |
| Cook time | 3 to 6 min | 3 to 6 min |
| Energy, dry, per 100 g | 288 kcal (fresh pasta) | 288 kcal (fresh pasta) |
| Protein, dry, per 100 g | 11.3 g | 11.3 g |
| Products catalogued | 2656 | 5 |
| Pairs with | Butter and sage, Pomodoro, In brodo, Cream sauce, Walnut sauce | Butter and sage, Meat ragu, Pomodoro |
Ravioli
The filling carries the flavour, so the sauce stays simple and smooth: brown butter with sage, a light tomato, a little cream, or a broth. A heavy ragu fights the filling and tears the pasta.
Tortelli
Brown butter and parmesan for almost all of them. The Mantuan pumpkin tortello takes butter and sage; the Tuscan potato tortello takes a meat ragu.
Can you swap them?
Tortelli for ravioli: yes, the same parcel under the Emilian name.
Ravioli for tortelli: yes, the general square parcel.
Both take Butter and sage, Pomodoro.
Only ravioli: In brodo, Cream sauce, Walnut sauce.
Only tortelli: Meat ragu.
Sources
- Dimensions, surface, dough, and cook time: each shape page names the brand page, spec sheet, or measured box behind every figure.
- 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.