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Pasta, both white and whole wheat, is a complex carbohydrate. White pasta has a higher starch content. Starch has the same structure as glycogen except for one molecular bond which makes it stack differently. Animals use glycogen as an energy storage molecule, plants use starch. Both starch and glycogen are classed as complex carbohydrates.
Both will spike your insulin levels, but whole wheat pasta less so because the fiber replaces some of the starch content and the fiber itself acts as a buffer with regards to the insulin response.
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Is pasta a simple carbohydrate or a complex carbohydrate?
It is a complex. Simple is more like fruits , or table sugar.
Is pasta a simple carbo hydrate?
no it is a complex carbohydrate
Is starch a simple or complex carbohydrate?
Starch is not a simple carbohydrate, it is a complex carbohydrate. Starch is found in potatoes, rice, wheat, bread, pasta and nuts.
Is spaghetti a simple carbohydrate or complex carbohydrate?
simple carbohydrate!!
Is fiber a simple carbohydrate or a complex carbohydrate?
it is complex carbohydrate.
What is simple carbohydrate?
Pasta
What is a simple complex carbohydrate?
There is no such thing as a simple complex carbohydrate. Carbohydrates are either simple or complex; they cannot be both.
Is pizza a simple or complex carbohydrate?
Complex carb
Is glucose a simple or complex carbohydrate?
Glucose is a complex carbohydrate.
What is the different between simple and complex carbohydrate?
Simple carbohydrate are sugar, while complex carbohydrate are starches and fibers.
Is monosaccharide a simple or complex carbohydrate?
Monosaccharide is a simple carbohydrate.
Are eggs a simple or complex carbohydrate?
Eggs would be a complex carbohydrate.
