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Carbs that sugar

  • 16-04-2012 7:49pm
    #1
    merengueca
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    Help...


    I'm trying to focus on a low carb diet, I find it the easiest way to clean up my eating habits. Quick question : whats the difference between the value shown for carbs and then carbs that sugar? The difference is massive for some of the complex carbs, wholewheat pasta for example.

    I'm limiting myself to no more than 20g a day but not sure wether that needs to be the 'sugared' value or not...

    Any advice appreciated..


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  • #2
    Dotcomdolly
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    If you're counting carbs you could the total carb grams not the "of which sugars".


  • #3
    rubadub
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    In Ireland the nutritional info on pasta might be

    carbs 75g
    of which sugar 5g
    fibre 5g

    this means there are 75g of carbs overall, 5g of which are naturally occurring sugar (unless the product has added sugars, check the ingredients list).

    You have to be careful if you got hold of American products or are reading American websites about this. Americans (and maybe some other countries) include fibre in their carbs. So the same label would be something like

    total carbs 80g
    of which sugar 5g
    fibre 5g
    Pay special attention to high-fiber foods. Although the grams of sugar and fiber are counted as part of the grams of total carbohydrate, the count can sometimes be misleading. If a food has 5 grams or more fiber in a serving, the American Diabetes Association recommends subtracting the fiber grams from the total grams of carbohydrate for a more accurate estimate of the product's carbohydrate content.

    Your low carb diet book/site should say if it should be sugared or not. 20g per day sounds like it could be just sugars. As nearly all foods will have some carbs, a 400ml glass of milk would have 20g of carbs.


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