Carbohydrates

busterb · 11-13-2013, 07:16 PM

I have a pack of Bob's 10 grain cereal. It list 26 grams of carbo. The fiber and protein add up to11g. Fat is 1g. Where in the sam hill is rest of carbos??? One serving = 130 calories.

Undertoad · 11-13-2013, 07:25 PM

Carbohydrates, fat, and protein are all separate animals.

busterb · 11-13-2013, 09:44 PM

I see. The carbs come from the grains, right.

Undertoad · 11-13-2013, 10:14 PM

Yah. But so do the fat and protein. Grains are higher in carbs but have some of the other stuff too.

Clodfobble · 11-14-2013, 08:20 AM

If there's any sugar added, that counts completely in the carbs category as well.

Aliantha · 11-14-2013, 09:21 PM

Extra fibre means you can discount some of the carbs though.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-14-2013, 10:22 PM

Bob's Red Mill 10 grain hot cereal...

orthodoc · 11-15-2013, 06:22 AM

So Bob's 10-grain cereal has, in each 1/4 cup, 28 g carbohydrates and 5 g fiber. The fiber isn't absorbed (it's the good stuff that keeps your gut healthy), so subtract it from the 28 g to get 23 g carbohydrates. There are 0.0 g sugars, so no simple carbohydrates. The 23 g are complex carbohydrates, i.e. starches of one sort or another that are broken down more slowly than simple sugars.

The calorie count is in kcal, which is a measurement of heat generated. The grams of protein, carbs, and fat are units of mass and will not add up to the calories per serving - they're different things.

glatt · 11-15-2013, 07:16 AM

Who was complaining recently that we don't use metric?

Sundae · 11-15-2013, 07:49 AM

Does it help me lose weight?
less important but still a consideration, is it edible?

Big Sarge · 11-15-2013, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundae

Does it help me lose weight?
less important but still a consideration, is it edible?

hush girl, you don't need to lose anymore weight

glatt · 11-15-2013, 09:06 AM

That's nice of you to say, Sarge.

But consider that Sundae is working with her doctors to get her health situation straightened out, and she knows best what she needs to be doing for her own well being.

Pico and ME · 11-15-2013, 09:53 AM

In general, paying attention to protein/carb/fat grams in a diet works better than worrying about total calories. But also, consideration of sources is important too...like ortho mentioned...certain carbs are digested and assimilated differently...just like different fat and protein sources.

Sundae · 11-15-2013, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

But consider that Sundae is working with her doctors to get her health situation straightened out, and she knows best what she needs to be doing for her own well being.

Actually it's just my new obsession.
I'd like to lose enough weight that people start paying me attention.

glatt · 11-15-2013, 10:07 AM

OK then.

Sorry, Sarge! Compliment away!

11-13-2013, 07:16 PM	#1
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Carbohydrates I have a pack of Bob's 10 grain cereal. It list 26 grams of carbo. The fiber and protein add up to11g. Fat is 1g. Where in the sam hill is rest of carbos??? One serving = 130 calories. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch. Last edited by busterb; 11-13-2013 at 07:17 PM. Reason: duh

11-13-2013, 09:44 PM	#3
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	I see. The carbs come from the grains, right. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

11-14-2013, 08:20 AM	#5
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	If there's any sugar added, that counts completely in the carbs category as well. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

11-14-2013, 09:21 PM	#6
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Extra fibre means you can discount some of the carbs though. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Bob's Red Mill 10 grain hot cereal... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-13-2013, 07:25 PM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Carbohydrates, fat, and protein are all separate animals.

11-13-2013, 10:14 PM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Yah. But so do the fat and protein. Grains are higher in carbs but have some of the other stuff too.

11-15-2013, 06:22 AM	#8
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	So Bob's 10-grain cereal has, in each 1/4 cup, 28 g carbohydrates and 5 g fiber. The fiber isn't absorbed (it's the good stuff that keeps your gut healthy), so subtract it from the 28 g to get 23 g carbohydrates. There are 0.0 g sugars, so no simple carbohydrates. The 23 g are complex carbohydrates, i.e. starches of one sort or another that are broken down more slowly than simple sugars. The calorie count is in kcal, which is a measurement of heat generated. The grams of protein, carbs, and fat are units of mass and will not add up to the calories per serving - they're different things. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

11-15-2013, 07:16 AM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Who was complaining recently that we don't use metric?

11-15-2013, 07:49 AM	#10
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Does it help me lose weight? less important but still a consideration, is it edible? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-15-2013, 09:06 AM	#12
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That's nice of you to say, Sarge. But consider that Sundae is working with her doctors to get her health situation straightened out, and she knows best what she needs to be doing for her own well being.

11-15-2013, 09:53 AM	#13
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	In general, paying attention to protein/carb/fat grams in a diet works better than worrying about total calories. But also, consideration of sources is important too...like ortho mentioned...certain carbs are digested and assimilated differently...just like different fat and protein sources. __________________ Jesse LaGreca in 2012 “Seven Deadly Sins: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Science without humanity, Knowledge without character, Politics without principle, Commerce without morality, Worship without sacrifice.” – Mahatma Gandhi

11-15-2013, 10:07 AM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	OK then. Sorry, Sarge! Compliment away!

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