Hi friends,
I know some food labels have a total carbohydrate, and then that's broken into 'of which sugars' etc.
But when you have a label that just has carbs per 100g, then sugars per 100g,
do you just go by the carbs, or add them together, or what?
Case in point, I'm currently on a fairly strict diet and I'm trying not to touch any starch or added sugar- basically I only have oily fish, steamed leafy vegetables, eggs and tree nuts. I want to add kimchi to my meals, but the jar says
Carbohydrates 6.31g per 100g
Sugars 2.78g per 100g
Now, those don't look that high, but as I said, I need to really bring down my bg urgently (neuropathy issues) so...
1. do you think the kimchi is OK for a sub 800 calorie a day no sugar diet?
2. Could one of the more experienced members give us noobs a quick breakdown on how the whole carb vs. sugars on labels works? I'm sure there's a bunch of us who'd find it useful.
I know some food labels have a total carbohydrate, and then that's broken into 'of which sugars' etc.
But when you have a label that just has carbs per 100g, then sugars per 100g,
do you just go by the carbs, or add them together, or what?
Case in point, I'm currently on a fairly strict diet and I'm trying not to touch any starch or added sugar- basically I only have oily fish, steamed leafy vegetables, eggs and tree nuts. I want to add kimchi to my meals, but the jar says
Carbohydrates 6.31g per 100g
Sugars 2.78g per 100g
Now, those don't look that high, but as I said, I need to really bring down my bg urgently (neuropathy issues) so...
1. do you think the kimchi is OK for a sub 800 calorie a day no sugar diet?
2. Could one of the more experienced members give us noobs a quick breakdown on how the whole carb vs. sugars on labels works? I'm sure there's a bunch of us who'd find it useful.