Okay so since this is saying that one serving of chia seeds has 8 grams of fiber and 8 grams of carbs, does that mean that it counts as 0 carbs after i subtract the fiber?
Chia seeds net carbs. SO CONFUSED . Can someone help me?
Ryana340
(Ryan)
#2
Yes pretty much. This is all I eat daily for my fiber needs. I eat 1 tablespoon in my water for breakfast, lunch and dinner
amargolis
(Athena)
#3
When I look them up on the following site, they come up with 1.7g carbs per 1 ounce serving. Maybe Trader Joe’s are different. Or maybe their serving size is smaller. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/nut-and-seed-products/3061/2
Daisy
#4
From Google…
So that puts them at 8% net. For 2 tablespoons (approx 30g) that would be 2.4g net carbs. Having said that, how much of the seeds’ nutrients get absorbed is debatable when they are small and stay whole as with chia. Chia probably does release more than something oily like sesame, due to its water absorption properties, but I would say the overall impact is pretty negligible for a serving size of a tablespoon or two.
atomicspacebunny
(Bunny)
#5
Now you got me wondering about ground and whole chia seeds?
I use 2 Tbls. of the ground (grinded) chia seeds and put them in fat bombs. Probably not enough for nutritional benefits though as I get about 25 fat bombs from one batch!
Daisy
#6
Well, yes, that will be the case for any nuts and seeds really. You will absorb more from almond butter than you will whole almonds. Yes, of course you chew them but they will still pass through in larger form than butter so you wont digest the total nutrient potential. There is no formula though so you can’t bank on it! Buts something like tahini let’s say - you are going to get most of the nutrients out of that. Sesame seeds - those suckers come out pretty well the same as they went in!
avocadosrule
#7
I only recently purchased chia seeds and made some delicious crackers this morning. It’s like a miracle find for me since they have almost no net carbs! Almost feel guilty eating them…
BeavertonGarry
(Garry (Canada))
#8
I made noatmeal this morning. When entering the recipe macros, I noticed a discrepancy. I found the Chia label questionable.
Can someone explain how they get 150 calories from 9g of fat, 2 net carbs, and 5g protein?
My calculations using above gives me (9x9)+(7x4)=109 calories/serving.
LeCheffre
(Banting & Yudkin & Atkins & Eadeses & Cordain & Taubes & Volek & Naiman & Bikman )
#9
Add 44 for the fiber, as it would produce caloric energy if burned.
It’s a bad label as there’s clearly some rounding going on. On the upside, Calories don’t really matter.
Capnbob
(Rob)
#10
THIS = I think the calorimeter used for these calls doesn’t care if the human body can process the raw energy or not. If you literally burned the fiber it would produce 40 or so calories of heat energy.
achu
#11
A bit late on this, but I understand that on some labels soluble fibre aka oligosaccarides are technically a carbohydrate and counted as such on labels but are not absorbed (think food for gut biome) and do not stimulate an insulin response.
So the carbs in chia are predominantly$ soluble fibre, which is highly desireable. High levels of soluble fibre are apparently of hunter-gather diets. Also, chew the seeds (even though small) with teeth, in order to release the omega 3 fats and make them available for absorption5.
melvin
(Melvin Chia)
#12
I don’t see how you got your calculation… There are 3 macros involved, Fat, Carb, Protein.
Fat = 9g x 9cal = 81cal
Carb = 13g x 4cal = 52cal
Protein = 5g x 4cal = 20cal
81+52+20 = 153cal
The packaging states 150cal, which rounded it down by 3cal. Looks right to me.