Dreamfields pasta is popular with people who are diabetic or who are counting carbohydrates. The nutritional information for Dreamfields shows why their pasta has the right combination of low calories, fiber and good carbohydrates.
Calories
According to Dreamfields' web site, the Dreamfields spaghetti has 190 calories per two-ounce dry serving. CalorieKing notes that the penne rigate and macaroni have the same number of calories in the same serving size.
Fiber
Dreamfields notes that the spaghetti has 5 g of dietary fiber per serving; of this, 3 g is soluble fiber and 2 g is insoluble fiber. This information is true for all of the varieties of pasta they have listed on their web site.
Types of Carbohydrates
Dreamfields breaks down their carbohydrates into a variety of categories: Total Carbs, Fiber, Protected Carbs and Digestible Carbs. They recommend you look most closely at the Digestible Carbs for purposes of controlling your carbohydrate intake and blood sugar. For their pastas, they list 41 g of Total Carbs per serving, 5 g of fiber, 31 g of Protected Carbs and a net of 5 g of Digestible Carbs.
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