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Horrendous reading after eating aubergine.

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Lainie71

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I've just found out aubergines do not agree with my bs - horrendous reading!

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Antje77 said:
That's very odd.
Can it have been a faulty reading or something else that happened?
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Doubt it to be honest but they did taste weirdly sweet! Romany lettuce and courgettes taste sweet now too, think my taste buds have changed after going keto. I have been off colour lately so it may have been that. I will test again but I dont want to sabotage my readings at the moment :hilarious:
 
Aubergines have 6.2g carbs per 100g which made them moderately low in carbs. Also it may be just that aubergines cause a higher level in bgs for you. We all react differently to different foods, I usually keep away from aubergines.
 
The Diet Doctor website quotes aubergine as 3g per 100g, low carb in my book. You'd have to eat quite a bit. What were your actual readings? You may just have had a rogue result. They do happen. I'd suggest retesting before coming to any firm conclusions.

I suspect the unreferenced value referred to above is from a US source and therefore includes indigestible fibre. It's always important to know what you're basing statements on.
 
KennyA said:
The Diet Doctor website quotes aubergine as 3g per 100g, low carb in my book. You'd have to eat quite a bit. What were your actual readings? You may just have had a rogue result. They do happen. I'd suggest retesting before coming to any firm conclusions.

I suspect the unreferenced value referred to above is from a US source and therefore includes indigestible fibre. It's always important to know what you're basing statements on.
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Apologies. I normally quote net carbs but slipped up for some reason. Yes, aubergines are around 3g/100g which make them good for a low/very low carb diet.
 
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