Coffee carbs?

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~K - 07 Jan 2004 02:10 GMT

I'm trying to figure out the amount of carbs in brewed coffee made with tap
water. (Hubby is a coffe-a-holic)

I went to the USDA database and it says 0 per 8 fl oz but I have a really
hard time believing that....

Anyone know better?

This is what I got from http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl

Coffee, brewed from grounds, prepared with tap water
NDB No: 14209 Nutrient Units 1 cup (8 fl oz)
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237 g
Proximates
Water g 235.720
Energy kcal 9.480
Energy kj 35.550
Protein g 0.332
Total lipid (fat) g 1.801
Ash g 1.067
Carbohydrate, by difference g 0.000
Fiber, total dietary g 0.000
Sugars, total g 0.000

TIA,

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Kragness1 - 07 Jan 2004 03:12 GMT

I don't know for sure, but its probably correct. Coffee is usually not
recommended during induction since caffeine may spike your insulin.

-Scott
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http://kragness1.home.comcast.net/lowcarb/

> I'm trying to figure out the amount of carbs in brewed coffee made with tap
> water. (Hubby is a coffe-a-holic)
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>
> TIA,

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Xray586 - 07 Jan 2004 03:17 GMT

Fitday says: 8 oz of coffee straight up = .948 g of carbs

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Sarah Fox Jahn - 07 Jan 2004 03:47 GMT

>I'm trying to figure out the amount of carbs in brewed coffee made with tap
>water. (Hubby is a coffe-a-holic)
>I went to the USDA database and it says 0 per 8 fl oz but I have a really
>hard time believing that....

Atkins says 1 gram carbs per 8 oz. for brewed coffee (regular and
decaf both.)

For instant coffee, 1 Tb. of the powder = 2.1 grams, or 1 tsp = .7
gram.

Sarah Jahn

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revek - 07 Jan 2004 04:47 GMT

> I'm trying to figure out the amount of carbs in brewed coffee made
> with tap water. (Hubby is a coffe-a-holic)
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
> Anyone know better?

The USDA changed it a few months ago. It used to say almost 1 gram per
cup. When they changed it, I did some poking around and found out they
don't do the testing themselves, but rely on the food industry to tell
them what the carb count is. The change came right around the time the
studies came out vendicating lowcarb-- and the industry smelled a new
market.

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Debbie Cusick - 07 Jan 2004 23:34 GMT

This is a sad and scary thing. I used to rely on the USDA database to be one
place I could get accurate information, and now I can't trust it at all
anymore. *Lots* of items suddenly show as zero now that used to reflect
hidden carbs. :-(

Debbie

> The USDA changed it a few months ago. It used to say almost 1 gram per
> cup. When they changed it, I did some poking around and found out they
> don't do the testing themselves, but rely on the food industry to tell
> them what the carb count is. The change came right around the time the
> studies came out vendicating lowcarb-- and the industry smelled a new
> market.

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