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It contains whole wheat which is a carbohydrate that provides necessary fiber for your body. Ordinary pasta is made from white flour which provides carbohydrates in the form of starch and insulin spiking sugars.

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Gluten free pasta is not necessarily any healthier than regular pasta, it is simply, pasta made without the use of wheat. Organic what pasta might be a better bet on health, because generally speaking, whole wheat and organic products tend to be on the healthier side.

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Whole wheat pasta is healthier than brown rice.

It has got more fiber and is slower to digest than brown rice.

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made of wholemeal and fibre which does ur body more good. it also as better vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates :) <3

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Pizza is healthier than pasta. Pizza contains cheese and tomato and sits on a crust made with flower. Pasta is mainly made with flower.

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Brown pasta is made from wheat, where as normal pasta (white) is made from flour. Wheat is much more better for you than flour.

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You can make spinach whole wheat pasta if you want to, which would have the properties of both.

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because whole wheat is not blaeched

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