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Carbs in sour apple vs sweet apple !!! ??
Hi Folks,
The sweeter the fruit , the higher the carbs!!! Is this a true statement? Many fruits taste much sweeter as they age after being picked. Bananas and apples are prime examples. Buy green bananas and leave them on the kitchen counter. After 2 weeks the bananas become much sweeter than when you initially got them. My question: Is the amount of carbs locked into the fruit from the time it got picked? Or time adds carbs since the fruit tastes sweeter later? Probably something in the fruit turns to sugar with time. If time increases the carbs in the picked fruits, then someone should only eat sour apples (given being out of induction). All quotes I found about apples don't differentiate between sour or sweet ones. However, in some website they said to eat the less sweet strawberries. Thanks, J. |
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"John E" writes: Probably something in the fruit turns to sugar with time. I suspect it's starch, which is also a carb. So it's converting an unflavored carb to a flavored carb (glucose chains breaking down into individual glucose molecules, for example). I couldn't find (in a quick search) anything in the USDA database that differentiated between unripe, ripe, and overripe fruits (except for tomatoes - green vs red, but no significant difference there). |
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John E wrote:
The sweeter the fruit , the higher the carbs!!! Is this a true statement? In general but I am certain you could find exceptions if you looked hard enough. Is the amount of carbs locked into the fruit from the time it got picked? Or time adds carbs since the fruit tastes sweeter later? Probably something in the fruit turns to sugar with time. There are two general types that could change into sugar. Starch. No one should deduct starch grams. Changing from starch to sugar will make something sweeter and it will increase the glycemic index, but it will not change the net carbs. Fiber. The usual way to convert fiber to digestible carbs is cooking. I have no idea if the ripening process converts fiber into sugar. if it does, there is a change in the net carbs but not in the total carbs. If time increases the carbs in the picked fruits, then someone should only eat sour apples (given being out of induction). Okay. Unless your CCLL justifies the sweet ones or you're on a plan like CAD where you can have carbier items within specific rules. |
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On 27-Jan-2005, Bunky42 wrote: Even if you use little words, JC still won't get it. For crying out loud Joe! LET IT GO. You end up looking like you're 5 years old following him around sticking out your tongue and telling people not to play with him. You were told last week that there's no Internet Police Force you can have "get rid of" JC so just learn to ignore him. Carmen -- Please note change in Reply To address carmensrt at gmail dot com Hotmail isn't working and is being abandoned |
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Carmen wrote:
On 27-Jan-2005, Bunky42 wrote: Even if you use little words, JC still won't get it. For crying out loud Joe! LET IT GO. You end up looking like you're 5 years old following him around sticking out your tongue and telling people not to play with him. You were told last week that there's no Internet Police Force you can have "get rid of" JC so just learn to ignore him. Carmen Hmmm, though I suppose just as JC has the right to harangue, so does Joe. Waste of time though. |
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Hi, On 27-Jan-2005, Xtile wrote: Carmen wrote: On 27-Jan-2005, Bunky42 wrote: Even if you use little words, JC still won't get it. For crying out loud Joe! LET IT GO. You end up looking like you're 5 years old following him around sticking out your tongue and telling people not to play with him. You were told last week that there's no Internet Police Force you can have "get rid of" JC so just learn to ignore him. Hmmm, though I suppose just as JC has the right to harangue, so does Joe. Waste of time though. True. The joy and curse of unmoderated groups. Joe annoys me more. Every once in a while JC contributes something low-carb in amongst the jabs. He also doesn't whine. G Take care, Carmen -- Please note change in Reply To address carmensrt at gmail dot com Hotmail isn't working and is being abandoned |
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"marengo" writes: ||| Some melons and berries are low carb, if you consider melons and ||| berries to be fruits. I agree with this. Why sabotage weight loss unecessarily? Because some melons and berries include important natural micronutrients that are hard to otherwise get in your diet. That's why Atkins recommends, for example, adding blueberries after Induction as part of OWL. You are not supposed to minimize carbs on LC, you're supposed to OPTIMIZE them - "Low" does not mean "No" carb, and it's up to you to choose carb sources that also provide other nutrients and benefits for you. |
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On 30 Jan 2005 23:25:57 -0500, DJ Delorie wrote:
"marengo" writes: ||| Some melons and berries are low carb, if you consider melons and ||| berries to be fruits. I agree with this. Why sabotage weight loss unecessarily? Because some melons and berries include important natural micronutrients that are hard to otherwise get in your diet. That's why Atkins recommends, for example, adding blueberries after Induction as part of OWL. You are not supposed to minimize carbs on LC, you're supposed to OPTIMIZE them - "Low" does not mean "No" carb, and it's up to you to choose carb sources that also provide other nutrients and benefits for you. What micronutrients are there in blueberries that you can't get from other sources, like broccoli, for instance? |
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john writes: What micronutrients are there in blueberries that you can't get from other sources, like broccoli, for instance? IIRC Atkins mentions antioxidants, of which there are a lot of types. The problem with micronutrients is that there are a LOT of them, and we don't fully understand what they do, so it's hard to put them in a multivitamin. The only way to be sure is to eat a range of foods, not just a few types. |
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"john" wrote in message
... What micronutrients are there in blueberries that you can't get from other sources, like broccoli, for instance? Purple/dark blue foods like blueberries are high in anthocyanins. You should look for a variety of foods of different colors. -- No Husband Has Ever Been Shot While Doing The Dishes |
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