Tag: Starch in pasta

A significant percentage of gluten-free pasta varieties are made with high-starch flours like rice or corn, potentially resulting in similar or even higher carbohydrate content compared to traditional wheat pasta. This is because do gluten-free pastas have starch to create the structure that gluten usually provides.

A standard cup of cooked spaghetti contains about 42 grams of carbohydrates, predominantly a complex starch made of long glucose chains. This article explains which type of carbohydrate is present in pasta, distinguishing between refined and whole-grain varieties and detailing its slow-release energy effect.