China is vast, ethnically diverse, and has different climates in different regions.
Because of this, there are large or small differences in eating habits in various parts of china, such as residents living in the southern region, and the staple food is mostly biased towards rice. Residents living in the northern region prefer to eat a variety of pasta.
In life, the differences and controversies about the food culture of the north and the south have never stopped. Rice and pasta, two of the most common staple foods Chinese the table, have also become the object of controversy, and they have to compete among them. So the question is, what is the difference between rice and pasta?
First of all, although rice and pasta are typical carbohydrate foods, their nutritional value is different. Let's compare the difference between rice and pasta from the following aspects:
1. Nutrients
The main ingredient of finely processed rice and white noodles is carbohydrates, but they also contain other nutrients, including proteins, vitamins and minerals.
But under the same weight, the protein and vitamin B content of white noodles is slightly higher than that of rice. However, from the perspective of dietary habits, rice has more nutritional advantages, because in the process of eating rice, it will be accompanied by a large number of dishes, and the intake of nutrition is more abundant;
2, heat
In fact, simply comparing the heat of rice and flour, the essential difference is not large, the key is to see what they are made in the end, how much water they contain, and whether oil and sugar are added.
For example, the flour is made into baked cakes, scallion oil cakes, fire or fritters, etc., due to the addition of a large amount of salt, sugar, and sometimes meat in the filling, compared with rice, the calories of pasta are naturally relatively high;
3. Moisture contrast
If you don't add ingredients such as oil, sugar or filling to the pasta, if you compare the moisture content, the greater the moisture content and the less dry goods, the lower the calories naturally. The moisture content of ordinary white rice is generally around 62 to 65%. In addition to soft noodles, pasta will most likely be lower than this value, such as the moisture content of steamed buns is about 45 to 50%.
The moisture content in staple bread is only about 40%, and the dried staple food such as biscuits, sacs and pancake fats has a lower moisture content. Therefore, in the case of pairing the same dishes, the calories of eating rice or drinking porridge are relatively small;
4. Chronic diseases
For the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, if you only consider the type of staple food, but do not consider the combination of other foods, in fact, it does not make much sense. Clinical studies have found that adequate intake of protein, vegetables, dietary fiber and various vitamins and minerals has certain benefits for the prevention of chronic diseases.
However, the nutrition of staple foods is very limited and single, and only with meat dishes and reducing the oil and salt components in staple foods is the key point of healthy staple food.
In fact, if rice or pasta is better, there is no specific answer. After all, every food has its strengths and weaknesses.
In clinical view, the really healthy food, not a single choice, what we have to do is to combine three meals of staple foods, vegetables, meat in the whole day intake of food, and calculate the total daily intake of calories. Controlling food intake on the basis of a balanced diet is a truly healthy dietary choice.