291721 Tue Jan 28 13:04:54 -0800 2003 6 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1589090 Please help resolve a bet. Is it more healthful than regular pasta? Tue Jan 28 13:04:54 -0800 2003 0 Camille G 1 1589101 yes Tue Jan 28 14:00:42 -0800 2003 1589090 0 Danna Brown 1 1589136 Depends on what you mean by "healthful". It has some more fiber and nutrients. A little harder for some to digest. Marginally on both counts. Tue Jan 28 17:10:26 -0800 2003 1589090 0 Karl S. 1 1589137 Here's a writing that may boost your betting win. A benefit of whole wheat is that it has more fiber. This is good for most people. Those with certain GI problems are the exception as fiber causes irritation to them (rare, but true). Link: http://www.mycustompak.com/healthNotes/Food_Hbc/Pasta_Hbc.htm Tue Jan 28 17:11:12 -0800 2003 1589090 0 kc girl 1 1589159 According to my nutritional software, the whole wheat pasta has a slight edge on health advantages. A 55 gram serving of plain pasta has 1.3 grams of fiber while the whole wheat pasta has 4.6 grams -- which helps to reach the 28 gr. avg. daily goal. The whole wheat pasta has a slight advantage in protein value - 7.0 gr for plain and 8.1 gr for whole wheat for the same serving size. Seems like it's worth eating if you enjoy the taste, but might not do enough for you to make you want to choke it down if you don't enjoy it! Tue Jan 28 21:36:30 -0800 2003 1589090 0 Terrie H. 1 1589178 I was also under the impression (quite possibly incorrect though) that certain types of whole wheat based pasta would also have less carbs than that in your typical processed, bleached flour pastas. I'm not getting into the whole Atkins thing, I'm just sayin' ... Wed Jan 29 09:59:12 -0800 2003 1589090 0 Dax 2 1589215 Not less carbs, but more complex ones and therefore harder to digest. Wed Jan 29 13:49:53 -0800 2003 1589178 0 Josh Mittleman