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Sunflower Seeds
The Nutrition Facts on Sunflower seeds says:
Serving Size 1 oz Calories 170 Total Fat 15 g Cholest. 0 mg Sodium 275 mg Total Carb 5 g Fiber 5 g Sugars 1 g Protein 6 g Ingredients: Sunflower Kernels, Peanut Oil, Salt. So .. does that really mean the effective carbs is 0? It seems a little to good to be true. Thanks, ~Kat "Mom, sometimes you are a pain in my neck" ~DD 4 years old. |
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Sunflower Seeds
Total Carb 5 g
Fiber 5 g Sugars 1 g The infamous fiber-already-subtracted label. |
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Sunflower Seeds
The infamous fiber-already-subtracted label.
Can you explain that please? How would I know or be able to tell w/ other products? Thank you ~Kat "Mom, sometimes you are a pain in my neck" ~DD 4 years old. |
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Sunflower Seeds
Can you explain that please?
How would I know or be able to tell w/ other products? Fiber is a kind of carb. So are sugars and starches. The regulations for labeling are different in different countries and even with regulations, many labels differ. There is no way you can tell absolutely - but the one you supplied is a dead giveaway. If there are 5g of carb including 5g of fiber and 1g of sugar, then - as the other poster replied - you have a negative carbs figure when you subtract the fiber. Use websites, books, etc. to get comfortable with the general carb contents of things - then check each label out for sanity. Remember that with the lo carb diet getting more popular, more and more companies will be listing net carbs (less fiber) in order to get your business. |
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Sunflower Seeds
Kat,
There are something like 4 grams of carbs in a pack of Lay's unshelled sunflower seeds, which makes them a reasonable snack, especially since it can take a long time to eat the whole pack and 1/2 makes a nice serving. The only problem I've run into with the seeds is that there's more salt on them than the nutritional info would suggest so if I eat them I am always heavier the next day. But it's just water retained from the salt. The other problem is that they can be habit forming and if you eat a lot of them, and are close to goal, the calories can start adding up. But they make a great food for when you feel like you just have to nibble on something and don't want to blow the diet. -- Jenny 168.5/137 Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean How to calculate your need for protein * How much people really lose each month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger Cravings * Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats * Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise Starting from Zero * NEW! Do Starch Blockers Work? "Jarkat2002" wrote in message ... The Nutrition Facts on Sunflower seeds says: Serving Size 1 oz Calories 170 Total Fat 15 g Cholest. 0 mg Sodium 275 mg Total Carb 5 g Fiber 5 g Sugars 1 g Protein 6 g Ingredients: Sunflower Kernels, Peanut Oil, Salt. So .. does that really mean the effective carbs is 0? It seems a little to good to be true. Thanks, ~Kat "Mom, sometimes you are a pain in my neck" ~DD 4 years old. |
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Sunflower Seeds
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Fakalassie wrote: Can you explain that please? How would I know or be able to tell w/ other products? Fiber is a kind of carb. So are sugars and starches. The regulations for labeling are different in different countries and even with regulations, many labels differ. There is no way you can tell absolutely - but the one you supplied is a dead giveaway. If there are 5g of carb including 5g of fiber and 1g of sugar, then - as the other poster replied - you have a negative carbs figure when you subtract the fiber. Not so, because all the numbers are rounded. Consider these unrounded numbers: Unrounded Rounded Fiber 4.7 5 Sugar 0.7 1 Carbs 5.4 5 So, the rounded numbers can be correct even though they seem impossible. At least there are numbers there; when I was young, they weren't. Chuck Demas -- Eat Healthy | _ _ | Nothing would be done at all, Stay Fit | @ @ | If a man waited to do it so well, Die Anyway | v | That no one could find fault with it. | \___/ | http://world.std.com/~cpd |
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