Nuts

(German Ketonian) #1

I know that nuts are a natural product, and carb count varies. But I’ve been struck by really diverging results from what MFP tells me and what’s noted on the packages of some if the (German) products.

some examples:

Walnuts: MFP = 13 carbs (7 fiber), German packaging 4 carbs (5 fiber)
Almonds: MFP = 22 carbs (13 fiber), German packaging 5 carbs (11 fiber)

so it seems that sometimes carbs in MFP include fiber, but sometimes not. On German packaging, a carb is very tightly defined as any carb (sugars, starch etc.), EXCEPT those carbs that cannot be digested by the human intestine (meaning true net carb). Therefore the larger fiber (which is consequently defined as insoluble fiber) than carb number.

This is really confusing. Is there some reference with more accurate information on nuts?

(Lonnie Hedley) #2

  1. European labels subtract fiber from carbs so they show net, not total.

  2. MFP allows users to put in the information. Trust the label, not MFP. The label will be more accurate.

(Brandy Fischbach) #3

I agree. I have found MFP to be wrong so many times. If there is a label, go by it.

(German Ketonian) #4

btw: Fung’s website lists almonds with 10g net carbs per 100g… strange!

#5

Given up with MFP- far too inaccurate & can’t be doing with filling everything in, plus when you have a tight window of less than 20g you don’t want to be that far out!

(Lonnie Hedley) #6

I’m not finding this “Fung Almond” brand. Do you have a pic of the label?

FYI, I know who Jason Fung is. The point I’m trying to make is the nutritional label is the best source of nutritional numbers for each product. Not an app where anyone can enter items into the database, or a website listing a product that might have been reformulated since it was originally posted. Whenever I track with MFP, I always verify what I scanned matches the label. If they are different, I go by what the label shows.

(German Ketonian) #7

This one lists almonds as having 10g net carbs per 100g

#8

I’ve seen this list- it’s also very different to the labels on the nuts I’ve been eating!

(Rob) #9

I agree - This list seems all sorts of wrong - not dangerously but wrong nonetheless. Almonds are higher in net carbs than peanuts? I don’t think so. None of several food labels I have or my tracking apps would support that. Digging a little deeper, the list is closer to reality if you only eat raw nuts since cooking/roasting seems to change the net carb levels (not sure how) but where is the fun in that?

@Zimon - I’d ignore this list and research what you are buying with local data - Sorry Dr Fung

(German Ketonian) #10

Thanks guys! According to the food labels, I can should stick to walnuts (3.5) almonds (5), hazelnuts (5), pecans (4), brazils (4), and macadamias (7)