See also Antique brass table lamp - How to Tell If a Lamp is Vintage? Carbs and Nutrition in Rice Paper Wrappers Vietnamese use rice paper as the wrapper to wrap the fillings into a roll shape. That's why the food name is rice paper roll. Each rice paper contributes a small part of carbs and calories. The fillings of a rice paper roll will make the most contribution to the nutrition figures of a roll. There are many types of rice paper roll fillings. They vary among recipes.

I hope this updated rice paper buying guide will help you further explore what's available! Let's start with some basics then we'll go into finding and selecting rice paper. What is Rice Paper Made of? Rice paper wrappers are the foundation of the delectable rice paper rolls. These delicate, paper-thin wraps encase a variety of fillings. But have you ever wondered about the process of making Vietnamese rice paper? And what about the nutritional value of these wrappers? Are they truly low in carbs and calories? Image: Popular Rice Paper Brands in Australia and Their Nutrition Infomation. Nutrition Fact from Valcom rice paper (for ANZ):

Making rice paper can be a tedious process, which is why Bamboo Tree makes it that much easier for you to introduce unique and delicious Southeast Asian cuisine into your home without the hassle and frustration. You use the brown rice paper the same way as the regular ones. The color is naturally brownish so your rolls will be rustically handsome, and you'll get a little extra fiber in your diet. Specialty Rice Paper at Viet Markets It means that if you eat 68g (about 7 sheets), the total carbs are 59g, and you get 995kJ (about 238 Calories). Spring roll wrappers (also known as rice paper, spring roll skin, edible rice paper, summer roll wrappers) are used in both Vietnamese and Thai cuisine for preparing fresh or fried spring rolls. It means that if you eat two pieces of rice paper, the carbs total is 16.4g. Nutrition Fact from Pandaroo rice paper:

I also look for rice paper in Vietnam. In the photo below, the orange-ish ones on the right bottom have chile, green onion and likely MSG; they're super thin and clear, signaling all or nearly all tapioca. I'm not impressed. The larger ones shown above are about 8.5 inches (22 centimeters) wide, roughly a medium flour tortilla -- the standard size for recipes. The smaller ones, sold at Asian markets because they're not as popular, are the size of a corn tortilla, in case you want petite rice paper rolls. (The work is about the same if not more because you have to prepare 1.5 or double the quantity to satisfy.) Brown Rice Paper Rice paper, called bánh tráng (say "baan? trahng?") in Vietnamese, is an ingredient that can confuse. There are many brands as you can see in the photo and many kinds, too!Use our free first-to-market Roll Nutrition Calculator, specially designed to calculate rice paper roll nutrition. To understand well the nutrition of rice paper, let’s find out the ingredients people use to make it. Traditionally, rice paper was made from a batter of slightly fermented rice, water plus salt. The batter was steamed on top of fabric stretched over a pot of simmering water into thin rounds. The resulting rice sheets (similar to banh cuon) were dried on woven mats. The dried rice paper rounds could be stored and then rehydrated to soften and use. All of this explains the thinness of rice paper, the woven pattern on each one, and why you can eat rice paper as is!

We use rice papers to make the rice paper rolls. It’s a simple, thin-like-paper wrapper to wrap fillings. How do Vietnamese make it? What about rice paper wrappers’ nutrition? Is rice paper low in carbs and low calories? What are rice paper wrappers made of? Energy 290kJ, Protein 0.2g, Fat-total 0.2g, fat-saturated less than 0.1g, Carbs total 16.4g, sugars less than 0.1g, sodium 174mg, gluten nil detected. Bamboo Tree rice paper is sold in sheets of thin translucent paper, 31cm in diameter, which can be dipped, ever so briefly, in warm water to soften them up and then used to wrap either a savoury or a sweet filling. Rice Paper consists of edible ultra thin sheets of paper rolled out from a mixture of water, rice and tapioca flour and salt to taste. Traditionally used in Vietnamese cooking, rice paper constitutes the wrap in that culinary delight we all know and love: the spring role! On a more historical note, rice paper has actually been used for many centuries as paper for scripture and art by people from both China and Japan. Some Vietnamese cooks use the Chinese spring roll skins (or lumpia wrappers) to make fried cha gio, which are traditionally made with rice paper. Those wrappers do not contain egg but in English, I heard Viet-Americans confusingly call that style of chả giò "Vietnamese egg rolls"; Chinese egg rolls are made from a super thin pasta-like wrapper made with egg and wheat flour. I have a chả giò cookbook from Vietnam and all the wrappers, made with rice or wheat or rice and wheat, are called bánh tráng.If you’re interested in exploring the health benefits of rice paper rolls, we recommend reading a post by our resident nutritionist. Additionally, our innovative Roll Nutrition Calculator allows you to calculate the nutritional value of your rice paper rolls for free. Therefore, consuming two pieces of Valcom rice paper amounts to approximately 16.4g of carbs. Nutritional Information: Pandaroo Rice Paper How to find good rice paper? Most readers of this post are not living in Vietnam and (thankfully) the popularity of rice paper rolls has made rice paper available at many supermarkets. Below is currently the brand that I most often see at my local mainstream chain supermarkets (e.g., Safeway), stores like Whole Foods, plus small indie markets. Energy 995kJ, Protein 0g, Fat total 0g, Fat saturated 0g, Carbs 59g, Sugar 1g, Dietary fiber 1g, sodium 105mg. Bamboo Tree rice paper is sold in sheets of thin translucent paper, 22cm in diameter, which can be dipped, ever so briefly, in warm water to soften them up and then used to wrap either a savoury or a sweet filling.

Energy 429kJ, protein 0.5g, Fat -total 0g, Fat – saturated 0g, carbohydrate Total 25g, sugars 1g, Sodium 264mg. And if you're shopping in a Little Saigon type of enclave, you may come across some interesting options for rice paper. For example, below is a kind of rice paper by Three Ladies made for deep-frying. I've never tried them for Indian samosas but they're decent for Viet chả giò (fried imperial rolls). Here, consuming approximately 68g (around 7 sheets) of Bamboo-Tree rice paper equates to a total carb intake of 59g, providing approximately 995kJ (around 238 Calories).

Rice Paper Vietnamese Spring Roll Wrappers Banh Trang My Tho 22cm 340g by Bamboo Tree

Last I heard, these are no longer distributed on the East Coast. I've not seen them on the West Coast. If you see then, let us all know! Depending on where you shop, you may also see rice paper made from brown rice (gạo lức). The Happy Pho brand below is sold at certain mainstream health food stores. The Three Ladies and Twin Rabbit brands are sold at Asian markets, particularly hardcore Viet markets. If you live in Atlanta, head to the Buford Highway Farmers Market, my favorite international supermarket in America. Please note that the values mentioned above are averages. Nutritional Information: Bamboo-Tree Rice Paper You may also see super thin rice paper. Usually I stay away from ones that look super thin, feel lightweight, and made of all tapioca, water and salt. This one, also made by Three Ladies has promise because it's not too light and blends tapioca and rice. People who've gone to Vietnam and seen rice paper made by hand ask me about how to make it at home. Most Viet cooks DO NOT make bánh tráng. It's the purview of craftspeople and commercial manufacturers. We use rice paper too fast to casually whip some up at home. And, it's a labor intensive, special skill. See this post on an artisanal maker in Vietnam. Rice Paper vs. Spring Roll Skin