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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / January 2008Hidden Carbs in a multi-vitamin?
Those multi-vitamins from GNC. Do those have hidden carbs if so how many? GNC obviously doesn't want me to know, at least the website doesn't help if you can, many thanks guys... > Those multi-vitamins from GNC. Do those have hidden carbs if so how > many? > > GNC obviously doesn't want me to know, at least the website doesn't > > help if you can, many thanks guys... No idea. However, I do know that multi-vitamin pills are small, so there can't be too many carb gremlins in there. >> Those multi-vitamins from GNC. Do those have hidden carbs if so how >> many? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >No idea. However, I do know that multi-vitamin pills are small, so there >can't be too many carb gremlins in there. Actually these are pretty large which is what caused my concern. However could you imagine it being more than 1g? >>> Those multi-vitamins from GNC. Do those have hidden carbs if so how >>> many? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >However could you imagine it being more than 1g? Well, the main place you would get carbs would be in added sugars. There's no reason to add sugars to a vitamin, since it's not chewable. If you look on their website, find your vitamin, and click on the tab that says "Product Information", you will get a nutritional label telling you exactly what the content is. I don't see any of these that list carbs, except on the kids chewables, and everything else seems to say No Sugar, No Artificial Colors, No Artificial Flavors, Sodium Free, No Wheat, No Gluten, No Dairy, Yeast Free, so I can't see where you'd get any carbs. >>>> Those multi-vitamins from GNC. Do those have hidden carbs if so how >>>> many? [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >Sodium Free, No Wheat, No Gluten, No Dairy, Yeast Free, so I can't see >where you'd get any carbs. Thanks and I found some of the info you suggested. thanks to all! Cubit said: > No idea. However, I do know that multi-vitamin pills are small, so there > can't be too many carb gremlins in there. Well mine are so huge they are meal so they must have calories. <grin> I take 2 of the Costco brand multis a day and I dont do pills well and find them BIG. I was eating 2 chewable ones which are for kids for a long time, I would think they are sweetened with no calorie sweetener. I just got sick of grape, cherry and orange BLECK!!! Laureen 410/160 http://www.flickr.com/photos/22396623@N08 > Those multi-vitamins from GNC. Do those have hidden carbs if so how > many? > > GNC obviously doesn't want me to know, at least the website doesn't > > help if you can, many thanks guys... The way to tell is to look at the list of ingredients. This is not the same as the little table that tells you what vitamins and their quantity. Since this list will vary from formulation to formulation, perhaps you should give the list of ingredients and then someone can tell you if one or more of those ingredients are "hidden carbs". It is helpful if you learn about learning about foods when you go on a diet, and you seem to be doing some of that. > Those multi-vitamins from GNC. Do those have hidden carbs if so how > many? > > GNC obviously doesn't want me to know, at least the website doesn't > > help if you can, many thanks guys... I take a multivitamin & mineral pill every day and they are a large pill. I just weighed 10 of them and they weighed 10 grams. At 1 gram each, there couldn't be but a fraction of a gram of carbs in it. >> Those multi-vitamins from GNC. Do those have hidden carbs if so how >> many? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I just weighed 10 of them and they weighed 10 grams. At 1 gram each, there > couldn't be but a fraction of a gram of carbs in it. OTOH, there could be as much as a gram of carbs in it. What are the ingredients? >>>Those multi-vitamins from GNC. Do those have hidden carbs if so how >>>many? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > OTOH, there could be as much as a gram of carbs in it. What are the > ingredients? Could be, two of the ingredients are dextrin and cornstarch. >>>>Those multi-vitamins from GNC. Do those have hidden carbs if so how >>>>many? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> ingredients? > Could be, two of the ingredients are dextrin and cornstarch. Sounds as if, for those at least, one should count carb grams according to weight to be safe. >>>>>Those multi-vitamins from GNC. Do those have hidden carbs if so how >>>>>many? [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >Sounds as if, for those at least, one should count carb grams according to >weight to be safe. I need a gram scale like yesterday I guess? >>>>>>Those multi-vitamins from GNC. Do those have hidden carbs if so how >>>>>>many? [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > I need a gram scale like yesterday I guess? How many vits are you taking? I like having a kitchen scale myself. >>>>>>>Those multi-vitamins from GNC. Do those have hidden carbs if so how >>>>>>>many? [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > How many vits are you taking? I like having a kitchen scale myself. Actually, I wouldn't recommend you buy a scale just to weigh out vits. >>>>>>>>Those multi-vitamins from GNC. Do those have hidden carbs if so how >>>>>>>>many? [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >Actually, I wouldn't recommend you buy a scale just to weigh out vits. Actually I'm beginning to want one to weigh some of these foods. I blew it a few days just because I failed to measure things right. >Actually I'm beginning to want one to weigh some of these foods. I >blew it a few days just because I failed to measure things right. I got a cheap scale at Wal-Mart last year -- I think it was about $10.00. It weighs in either ounces or grams, and was pretty accurate last time I checked it. I can't remember right now what the formula is for checking the accuracy -- four or five quarters should weigh a certain amount. I'd imagine Google would pull it up, or someone here would know. It's been really handy.  SignatureBlueBrooke 254/225/135 >>>>>>>Those multi-vitamins from GNC. Do those have hidden carbs if so how >>>>>>>many? [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >How many vits are you taking? I like having a kitchen scale myself. I'm taking 2 per day of those "men's health" multi-vitamin that they sell at GNC [in a black box]. The 'suggested dose' on the box is 2 pills. I'm trying to load up on inositol for OCD and other issues unrelated to this diet. |
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