2007-11-19 02:34:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
actually b/c a lot of the starch comes out into the water. if you notice that there is a white residue in the pot after you drain it it is actually starch...which has carbs!
HTH
2007-11-19 02:48:08 · answer #1 · answered by ThisAndThat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because when they are cooked, they take on water. So all of a sudden, a half cup of raw grains is not a half cup anymore when swollen up with water. It's just a concentration thing, that's all.
If you measure the dry grains, cook, then eat them all, the carb content has not changed, even though the volume you are eating has.
2007-11-19 10:41:20 · answer #2 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cooking enhances the starch and therefore the carb. content.
2007-11-19 11:01:20 · answer #3 · answered by ~ Floridian`` 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋