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<blockquote data-quote="Geordie_P" data-source="post: 1291604" data-attributes="member: 343949"><p>Hi friends,</p><p>I know some food labels have a total carbohydrate, and then that's broken into 'of which sugars' etc.</p><p>But when you have a label that just has carbs per 100g, then sugars per 100g,</p><p>do you just go by the carbs, or add them together, or what?</p><p></p><p>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</p><p></p><p>Carbohydrates 6.31g per 100g</p><p>Sugars 2.78g per 100g</p><p></p><p>Now, those don't look that high, but as I said, I need to really bring down my bg urgently (neuropathy issues) so...</p><p></p><p>1. do you think the kimchi is OK for a sub 800 calorie a day no sugar diet?</p><p></p><p>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.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Geordie_P, post: 1291604, member: 343949"] 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. [/QUOTE]
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