There is no difference between rice and pasta, both are easily digestible foods. However, in terms of weight, rice has a higher water content than pasta such as steamed buns and pancakes, and therefore has a lower calorie content per unit weight. This may be the reason why some people complain that "eating pasta makes you fat".

In terms of protein, although the amount of protein in noodles is higher than in rice, the quality of protein is lower than in rice. Noodles contain 40% of "alcohol-soluble protein", which is seriously deficient in lysine; rice "alcohol-soluble protein" content of less than 20%, the biological value of rice protein is higher in the common cereals. That is to say, in the protein profit