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OldToby

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Hi all
Can you help please?
what is the carbohydrate content of KP dry roasted peanuts? I have looked on the packet and it says 5.6g of carbohydrate and 8.5 grams of fibre which I thought would mean no carbs, but this is obviously not the case.. Other sources give different amounts so if I am counting carbs what number should i use per 100g of nuts?
 
In the UK, carb content of food is listed exclusive of fibre.
So the 5.6g of carbs does not include fibre.
 
Hi @OldToby . You should use the 5.6g as that is the carb content per 100g. I've a packet of salt and vinegar nuts beside me and they are 7.4g/100g. The packet weighs 225g and since I only ever eat a small handful I'm not worried about them having a significant impact on my BG.
 
miahara said:
Hi @OldToby . You should use the 5.6g as that is the carb content per 100g. I've a packet of salt and vinegar nuts beside me and they are 7.4g/100g. The packet weighs 225g and since I only ever eat a small handful I'm not worried about them having a significant impact on my BG.
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miahara, you must be the only person alive that can eat only a small handful, I salute you. I, on the other hand would eat the entire 100g bag which is why I only buy them sparingly.
 
OldToby said:
so if I am counting carbs what number should i use per 100g of nuts?
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Hi Toby if it helps I have a bag of plain, not even saluted, the information on the back is
  • 13 grams of carbohydrates per 100 grams.
  • 6.5 grams of sugar per 100 grams.
:bag:
 
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Thank you all for your replies.
Ok so now I am even more confused. On one site which lists carb content of food it gave a total carb content of say 20g of carb per 100 g of product and say 9g of dietary fibre per 100g of product, and a figure of 11net grams of carb, being 20 minus 9g and it said that if counting carbs the figure to use is 11. So what should I do if the fibre content of a food is greater than the carb content?
 
Hi @OldToby Ignore the fibre content, the important information is the total Carbohyrdate per 100g figure if you looking to take insulin for the carb content value. As I am insulin dependent this is the figure I use :)
 
Thanks @Juicyj
My wife has been told she is pre-diabetic and I have been told I am close to becoming pre-diabetic. She has been enrolled on an education program to enable her to change her lifestyle to prevent her deteriorating into full diabetes. She has been advised to limit her carb intake to 130gm per day and so that is why we are now counting carbs which is why the issue of total/net carbs has come up. Some of the differences between total and net carbs are quite significant, so that is why I was looking for definitive answer to my question, which I now seem to have.
Regards Dave
 
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