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    arborio italian rice vs. plain rice(white rice)

    well.... don't know if this has been posted....

    I've been eating the arborio for yrs and noticed something... 1/2 cup of this rice has 36 carbs..... while plain rice has that much for only 1/4 cup!!! now am i going crazy? how could this be? I read the facts several times...

    arborio dry 1/2 cup 36 carbs

    plain rice dry 1/4 cup 36 carbs

    well as long as this is legit, something you guys might want to try, it tastes way better too

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    Quote Originally Posted by diesel21
    well.... don't know if this has been posted....

    I've been eating the arborio for yrs and noticed something... 1/2 cup of this rice has 36 carbs..... while plain rice has that much for only 1/4 cup!!! now am i going crazy? how could this be? I read the facts several times...

    arborio dry 1/2 cup 36 carbs

    plain rice dry 1/4 cup 36 carbs

    well as long as this is legit, something you guys might want to try, it tastes way better too


    Interesting......I'm going to go look up the facts on that right now

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    This is what I found:


    Nutrition Facts
    Serving Size ¼ cup (56 g)
    Servings Per Container 16

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    Amount Per Serving

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    Calories 200 Calories from fat 10

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    % Daily Value*

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    Total Fat 1 g 2%

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    Saturated Fat 0 g 0%

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    Trans Fat 0 g 0%

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    Cholesterol 0 mg 0%

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    Sodium 3 mg 0%

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    Total Carbohydrate 43 g 14%

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    Dietary Fiber 1 g 3%

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    Sugars 0 g

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    Protein 6 g

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    Vitamin A 0% • Vitamin C 0%
    Calcium 0% • Iron 0%

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    *Percent Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Value my be higher or lower, depending on your calorie needs.

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    that is for the plain rice i take? i have both packages here... unless i'm reading something wrong....lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by diesel21
    that is for the plain rice i take? i have both packages here... unless i'm reading something wrong....lol


    Nah that was for the arborio white rice....... I'll keep looking and see if I can find the facts somewhere else. None of the main nutrition data sources have it listed on their site.

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    weird...... i just checked it again.... its 1/2 cup dry arborio and 1/4 cup dry of plain, same carbs.... guess its a misprint?

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