What allergens are contained in white bread and pasta, but not in wheat?

Question

I'm doing some research on allergens and food intolerances for breads and pastas. Specifically, many white breads and pastas make me feel really sluggish when I eat them. I don't just mean that I feel a little overloaded on carbs; I'm talking about two bites of macaroni and cheese moving my energy level from extremely high to lethargic in a matter of minutes--and the sluggish feeling lasts for hours.

On the other hand, I can eat pretty much any whole wheat or whole grain product, so I'm confident that the problem is not a wheat allergy. I have compared the ingredients of two products that make the problem really bad--white pasta and a Chick-Fil-A bun--and narrowed the list of shared ingredients down to mostly vitamins...it just doesn't make sense to me (I have stumbled on some research about B vitamin allergies, but I take a daily multi-vitamin). Any thoughts (besides "go see an allergist"--which I will probably do!)?

Answer 1

Check the ingredients again, your body is reacting to some of the processed ingredient(s). My body reacts the same way when I eat garbage foods.

What type of white bread are you using? The one you buy from your local bakery or the processed bread on the supermarket shelf which is loaded with insane amount of chemicals? Ditto with pasta.

Try organic bread and organic pasta. See if that rules anything out.

Answer 2

I have alot of experience with this one.The products you are eating all contain gluten .If you have a intolerance to gluten it can make you feel off in yourself.I mean feel really ****.You can have test done to see if you have gluten intolerance.If that is the problem then more then likely you will be diagnosed as a cealiac sufferer.All the bst.

Answer 3

the more refined the wheat product the higher the levels of gluten are, so brass tacks, it's the wheat gluten that you are intolerant of.