It is high in protein and lower in
calories than wheat flour and also easier to digest than wheat.
Not exact matches
It has more
calorie - free fiber
than wheat flour and is a good source of protein.
Whether your prefer corn,
flour, or whole
wheat tortillas, they are low in fat and significantly lower in
calories than most bread options.
GF recipes CAN have a higher glycemic index (GI) depending on the
flours used — Rice, potato and maize are quite starchy and have
calorie / sugar content
than regular
flours like whole
wheat and oat
flour.
Whole -
wheat flour also has about 50 fewer
calories and 3 more grams of protein per cup
than white
flour.
This last aspect of the
wheat belly diet (predicted
calorie reduction) makes sense to us, given the fact that 6 ounces of
wheat flour contain more
than 400
calories, and the average U.S. adult consumes the equivalent of 6 ounces of
wheat flour per day.