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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / February 2005Perplexing nuts' fiber vs. carbs issue
In a book of nutritional counts I own a one-ounce portion of roasted peanuts is listed as having 14 grams of fiber and just 6 grams of carbs. Likewise, 1 cup of peanuts is listed as having a whopping 71 grams of fiber and 31 grams of carbs. Also, a one-ounce portion of cashews is listed with 14 grams of fiber and 10 grams of carbs. If the above counts are correct, and these nuts (and numerous others listed in the book) have more grams of fiber than grams of carbohydrate, then wouldn't the net carbs of these foods be zero, making them a virtually "free" food (i.e. consume as much as you want) on a low-carb diet? > In a book of nutritional counts I own a one-ounce portion of roasted peanuts > is listed as having 14 grams of fiber and just 6 grams of carbs. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > the net carbs of these foods be zero, making them a virtually "free" food (i.e. > consume as much as you want) on a low-carb diet? Don't know what book you've got... but according to the USDA website: 1 ounce cashews have 9g of carbs and .09g of fiber 1 ounce of peanuts have 6.1g of carbs and 2.3g of fiber Check your book again. Jennifer > In a book of nutritional counts I own a one-ounce portion of > roasted peanuts is listed as having 14 grams of fiber and just 6 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > making them a virtually "free" food (i.e. consume as much as you > want) on a low-carb diet? No. You can't consume as many nuts as you want -- they are loaded with fat. > > In a book of nutritional counts I own a one-ounce portion of > > roasted peanuts is listed as having 14 grams of fiber and just 6 [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > No. You can't consume as many nuts as you want -- they are loaded with fat. not to mention those pesky calories. >No. You can't consume as many nuts as you want -- they are loaded with fat.< The fact that nuts are loaded with fat shouldn't be a concern on a low-carb diet (Atkins, for example) -- isn't that correct? Low-carb diets only restrict carbohydrate, not fat. (Atkins even warned against trying to do a "low-fat Atkins" type diet.) If not, please explian why. Thanks. Hello, > >No. You can't consume as many nuts as you want -- they are loaded > >with fat.< [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > If not, please explian why. > Thanks. Because calories still count. Too much high calorie food (like nuts) would mean either no weight loss or even weight gain, depending on how "too much" the surplus is for that given individual. Low carbing isn't magic, it's still dieting. :-) Take care, Carmen  SignaturePlease note change in Reply To address carmensrt <at> gmail <dot> com Hotmail isn't working and is being abandoned > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Take care, > Carmen As Carmen says, it's not the fat in the nuts per se that's bad; instead, it's the amount of calories in nuts that's bad. That, and you (I) can easily eat too many nuts. SignatureBob in CT > >No. You can't consume as many nuts as you want -- they are loaded with fat.< > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > If not, please explian why. > Thanks. ===================== Nuts are calorie packed. Don't believe everything you read in the Atkins books. Calories still count. That goes for bacon, butter, cheeses and other calorie dense foods as well. SignatureWysong Age 60. Height 5'6" Starting date: 1/8/05 171/ 166 / 140 lb ========================================== Is there a consensus about the net carb value on roasted sunflower seeds (just the edible kernels)? I bought two types the other day, one shows 4 total, 1 fiber, net 3g per 1 oz. - the other shows 4 total, 3 fiber, net 1g per 1 oz. WTF? Fitday is no use at all, their measurements for sunflower seeds are all made with the hulls, so I was going to create a custom food, but it would be nice to have some reasonable numbers to put in there. KeS Not correct. SignatureEat less, exercise more. -- MFW -- > In a book of nutritional counts I own a one-ounce portion of roasted > peanuts [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > (i.e. > consume as much as you want) on a low-carb diet? I often found nutritional information on packaged nuts to be absurdly incorrect. I can write down examples from the drugstore in the building where I work. Basically the counts of individual macronutrients do not agree with the whole calorie count, in one instance there is more calories listed than there could be if hte nuts were made of pure fat, etc. I no longer look at these labels and instead use www.nutritiondata.com. Signature223/173.2/180 > I often found nutritional information on packaged nuts to be absurdly > incorrect. I can write down examples from the drugstore in the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > were made of pure fat, etc. I no longer look at these labels and > instead use www.nutritiondata.com. Nutritiondata seems to kill Firefox if you search foods. Especially after I had installed them in the search window. There doesn't seem to be anything posted on this. Any ideas? Best Regards, Steve Tout est per·du fors l'hon·neur >> I often found nutritional information on packaged nuts to be absurdly >> incorrect. I can write down examples from the drugstore in the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I had installed them in the search window. There doesn't seem to be > anything posted on this. Any ideas? No idea, I use opera and Mozilla. Signature223/173.2/180 > Nutritiondata seems to kill Firefox if you search foods. Especially after > I had installed them in the search window. There doesn't seem to be [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Steve No problems here. Firefox 1.0, OS X 10.3.7. KeS >> Nutritiondata seems to kill Firefox if you search foods. Especially after >>I had installed them in the search window. There doesn't seem to be [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > KeS No problems here either Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0 http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/index.html Bunky > http://www.freewebs.com/warpig-cgs-/websalbum.htm > If the above counts are correct, and these nuts (and numerous others listed >in the book) have more grams of fiber than grams of carbohydrate, then wouldn't >the net carbs of these foods be zero, making them a virtually "free" food (i.e. >consume as much as you want) on a low-carb diet? It sounds to me like you've gotten hold of a book designed for a non-US market, where fibre counts are ALREADY deducted from the carb total. This frequently confuses people who live outside the US (or in the US who get hold of food labelled for other markets). It's not possible for a food, labelled in the US fashion, to have a fibre count higher than the carb count since they count fibre AS a carb. Aramanth |
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