Shoulder tendonitis and keto or carnivore diet

#364

Is there much fructose in watermelon?

#365

If itā€™s important for you to keep your fructose intake low, donā€™t eat fruit. Except maybe in tiny amounts, I donā€™t know how seriously you should limit your fructose intake and how important fruits are for you. I would stick to lemon personally but I like sour, dislike sugar and find sweetness more and more overrated nowadays. Itā€™s different for a beginner, of course.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #366

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 100 g of watermelon contains 1.21 g of sucrose, 3.36 g of fructose, and 1.58 g of glucose. The sucrose amount is half glucose, half fructose. So thatā€™s just under 4 g of fructose per 100 g of watermelon.

Source: U.S.D.A Food Data Central

#367

Well if someone does keto under 20g carbs and have many carby items, the amount of watermelon is quite low indeedā€¦ But itā€™s awfully much sugar for a few quick watery bites if you ask me. Of course itā€™s up to everyone how to spend their allowances, be it carbs or specifically fructose. But if less fructose is better, fruit isnā€™t a good idea (or maybe a little where a satisfying portion is very small. whatever it means for the one in question).

#368

100 grams is equal to 3.54 oz niot very much

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #369

So if watermelon is 6.15% sugar, then if we were to eat 11-1/2 ounces we would be getting 20 g of sugar, right there. Thatā€™s our carb allowance for the day.

#370

Not a very good choice. The other day I had about two cupfuls

(B Creighton) #371

Supposedly, we can handle about 5 gr of fructose at a time without overloading the system. You might be able to get away with that 2 or 3 times per day. With a healthy gut, most will get metabolized before entering the system. I eat more than that for breakfast, but then I go work. I generally donā€™t have any or very little fruit for lunch, and typically none for dinner, although I typically will get some fructose in my dessert. Yeah, I eat too much sugar - thatā€™s probably why I ended up doing keto. But, I still feel the fruit I eat is not the main culprit.

#372

If youā€™re on keto are you eating large amounts of fatty meats and more than 20 grams of carbs?

(Robin) #373

This thread has gone so far off the original topic, Iā€™ll close this one and let yaā€™ll start a new one.

(Robin) closed #374