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Siobhan Perricone
 
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On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 07:17:26 +0000 (UTC), (Steve
Pope) wrote:

>Food For Thought > wrote:
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>>>Dreamfields pasta is low carb

>
>>So they say. I've had it. It's not bad, but there's a definite
>>difference in texture. They use a food gum in it. And...it does spike
>>insulin in some people, so the jury's still out on just how low carb it
>>is.

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>Many such products are made from wheat that has been fractionated,
>with the smaller starch molecules then combined into larger,
>cellulose-like fibers. They do not have to reveal this chemical
>process on the label.
>
>You're better of just using whole wheat pasta


Why?

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