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Anon - 22 Mar 2004 01:16 GMT

I saw some Tofu made by banyan foods at HEB. It said 0 carbs for the firm
and like 2 for the soft.

Is this right? I would have thought bean curd was packed with carbs.

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Doug Lerner - 22 Mar 2004 01:44 GMT

Tofu is fairly low in carbs. The zero count, though, must be for an
estimated serving size that is a very small part of the package. :)

You can go to

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl

and enter "tofu" to get the exact data on different kinds.

100 gm of typic firm tofu has just 145 calories, 4.28 total carbs, 2.3 grams
of fiber so just about 2 net carbs. So it is a good diet food, overall.

Packages here in Tokyo are typically sold in 200 gm or 400 gm sizes. Not
sure about there.

doug

On 3/22/04 9:16 AM, in article 105sc3cq85k166c@corp.supernews.com, "Anon"
<anon@anon.com> wrote:

> I saw some Tofu made by banyan foods at HEB. It said 0 carbs for the firm
> and like 2 for the soft.
>
> Is this right? I would have thought bean curd was packed with carbs.

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Doug Lerner - 22 Mar 2004 02:03 GMT

On 3/22/04 9:44 AM, in article BC84660C.2D09B%doug@lerner.net, "Doug Lerner"
<doug@lerner.net> wrote:

> 100 gm of typic firm tofu has just 145 calories, 4.28 total carbs, 2.3 grams
> of fiber so just about 2 net carbs. So it is a good diet food, overall.

I should point out that as far as low-carb, low-calorie dieting is
concerned, even though you may want tofu for variety, boneless breast of
chicken is even better for weight loss - just 110 calories per 100 gm and
zero carbs!

doug

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revek - 22 Mar 2004 02:09 GMT

Anon burbled across the ether:

> I saw some Tofu made by banyan foods at HEB. It said 0 carbs for the
> firm and like 2 for the soft.
>
> Is this right? I would have thought bean curd was packed with carbs.

Per serving. Check serving size.

Tofu, firm, per half cup 3.24 net
Tofu, soft, per half cup 2.03 net

from http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl

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Anon - 22 Mar 2004 02:15 GMT

The serving size is 3 oz. 5 servings per package. The package says 0
carbs.

> I saw some Tofu made by banyan foods at HEB. It said 0 carbs for the firm
> and like 2 for the soft.
>
> Is this right? I would have thought bean curd was packed with carbs.

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revek - 22 Mar 2004 02:41 GMT

Anon burbled across the ether:

> The serving size is 3 oz. 5 servings per package. The package says 0
> carbs.

3 oz = 85g, USDA doesn't list one for 85, but does for 90.
which is 1.5g carbs for firm, and the same for soft.

The firm label is incorrect. Count them both as 2g per 3 oz serving.

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