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Besides, is it bad to eat raw pasta?
Because of this, if you routinely eat raw flouror raw pasta you can rapidly become mineral deficient andsick. The reason wheat-based products are cooked is that cookingdestroys or inactivates most, but not all, of the lectin andphytate content. In short, you should not eat raw pasta orraw flour.
Then, what happens if you undercook pasta?
Eating pasta that is al dente, or slightlyundercooked (which is how the Italians like it) means thatthe digestive enzymes in the gut take longer to break down thestarch into sugars, releasing them more slowly into thebloodstream. This keeps you feeling full for longer, makingit easier to control weight.
Small amounts of dried pasta are fine, mightget dehydrated with too much. yes. everyone knowsuncooked pasta gives you worms.