Starch vs. wheat

[jybekolu]

What is worse - starch or wheat? You see, here in the country where I live, they have this pasta made of starch basically (a transparent kind of paste you find in chinese food). But mostly I can choose to either eat the starch pasta, or the ordinary wheat pasta. What should I choose as a healthier option?

 

[muskate]

Starch is nothing more then glucose molecules strung together in long polypeptide chains. It's a classification of a chemical structure. What is the starch pasta made from? Potato starch?

Potato based pasta would be a much better choice then wheat pasta in my opinion. The problem with wheat is the gluten that it contains. Gluten is very inflammatory in the body and a lot of people have a food sensitivity to it. I have recommended a lot of my clients remove gluten from their diet and they all reported back that their digestive system feels much better as a whole after doing so.

 

[Jay Scott]

Have consumed wheat products all my life. Would be surprised if I am actually allergic to gluten. So I'd say go for wheat

 

[stevesmi]

pasta is very calorie dense.. why do you have to choose? go with neither

even if you want to be in a caloric surplus there are healthier options anyway

 

[Lev Butlerov]

Starch usually has a higher glycemic index, so I would rather opt for wheat pasta if the choice were only between the two. However, as a general rule, better opt for rice or butwheat - these are much healthier options, and they will give you more energy that will last for longer.

 

[MasonicBodybuilder]

I would go for rice instead. It is a much better choice.......and that is coming from a person who works for a bread company!

 

[dawal1]

Bad thing about wheat is, it contains gluten. Which makes for bloating and puffier nipples... and potentially intestinal problems (even if you are not celiac). I'd strongly suggest TRY a gluten-free diet (most cereals out, including wheat obviously) for a few weeks, see how you feel.