Wheat, vermicelli

Also known as Sewai, Semai, Very thin pasta, Ghaun ni sev, Siwain, Shevige, Sewian, Sewai lieh, Semiya, Simai, Sevian. Food group: Cereals and Millets. Vegetarian.

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More cereals and millets: Amaranth seed, black, Amaranth seed, pale brown, Bajra, Barley, Jowar, Maize, dry.

Wheat, vermicelli in Indian languages

AssameseSewai
BengaliSemai
EnglishVery thin pasta
GujaratiGhaun ni sev
HindiSiwain
KannadaShevige
KashmiriSewian
KhasiSewai lieh
MalayalamSemiya
MarathiSiwain
OdiaSimai
PunjabiSevian
TamilSemiya
TeluguSemiya
UrduSemiya

Regional names as recorded by ICMR-NIN in the Indian Food Composition Tables.

Source for composition: ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017), code A023 — values not reproduced. IFCT's licence does not allow its tables to be republished electronically, so we cite the record instead.

Educational information, not medical or dietary advice. Most everyday foods are fine in normal amounts — ask your doctor or dietitian about anything specific to your pregnancy.