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tom933@hotmail.com (Tom Malcolm) wrote in message news:<1gbgr5n.1x9jozh1jthufmN%tom933@hotmail.com>...
> > >At the store, I saw Golden Grain Mission 
> >>  Reduced Carb 12 ounce Lasagna  noodles. 
> > >2 ounces of lasagna noodles has 12 grams of fiber and 16 grams
> > >of protein ?  I do not believe it!    There is not that much fiber in
> > >wheat - and the ingredients do not show added fiber. Does 
> > >anyone believe this label on this product?  
> > 
> > Modern food manufacturing allows separating something like
> > wheat into its basic components like starch, fiber, and protein,
> > and then reassembling these into food products in whatever
> > ratio is desired. 
> > They do not need to specify this on the label.
>  
> Thanks, I got a confirmation from the manufacturer:
> 
> "Thank you for your interest in our products.
> The higher fiber and protein are from the added 
> modified wheat starch and wheat protein isolate. 
> The fiber that we use acts just like other fiber 
> sources (like cereal).  
> The protein is the same as wheat protein."
> 
> -  So, there is a free lunch in this world - 200 calories of
> pasta with 12 grams of fiber and 16 grams of protien
> with very little fat - sounds like a winner to me!


Wait till you taste it to declare it a winner. Most low carb pastas
are notoriously unpalatable.