PASTAS
Around the world, people enjoy many different kinds of pasta because they are versatile, tasty, relatively cheap and are important sources of energy, dietary fibre, vitamins and minerals. In this month’s shopper’s guide, we look at a range of popular pastas and some gluten free alternatives.
For people with diabetes
To those of you who count your carbohydrate intake in grams, exchanges or portions, we have included the details for each of these.
15g carbohydrate exchange – a serve containing 12-18g carbohydrate.
10g carbohydrate portion – a serve containing 7.6-12.5g carbohydrate.
Corn pasta, gluten-free, cooked
GI 68
Serving: 1 Cup (148 g or 5 Ounces)
| Energy | Available carbohydrate (g) | Fibre (g) | Exchanges | Portions | Glycemic load (g) |
| 740 kJ or 180 Cal | 34 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 23 |
Lasagna, egg, dry pasta, boiled
GI 53
Serving: 1 large sheet (54 g or 2 Ounces)
| Energy | Available carbohydrate (g) | Fibre (g) | Exchanges | Portions | Glycemic load (g) |
| 325 kJ or 80 Cal | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 8 |
Pasta, white, boiled
GI 27
Serving: 1 Cup (155 g or 5.5 Ounces)
| Energy | Available carbohydrate (g) | Fibre (g) | Exchanges | Portions | Glycemic load (g) |
| 800 kJ or 190 Cal | 37 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 10 |
Rice and maize pasta, gluten-free, boiled
GI 76
Serving: 1 Cup (140 g or 5 Ounce)
| Energy | Available carbohydrate (g) | Fibre (g) | Exchanges | Portions | Glycemic load (g) |
| 1010 kJ or 240 Cal | 51 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 39 |
Wholemeal pasta, boiled
GI 59
Serving: 1 Cup (155 g or 6 Ounce)
| Energy | Available carbohydrate (g) | Fibre (g) | Exchanges | Portions | Glycemic load (g) |
| 900 kJ or 215 Cal | 38 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 4 | 22 |
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