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15 Aug 2008 - Carb Factors

 Written by Kellie August 15, 2008, 11:47:00 AM 6950 Views Rating: (4 Rates)

What is carb factoring?
A carb factor is the percentage of a food that is a carbohydrate.  The most accurate way to count carbohydrates is by using carb factors.  By weighing the food you are about to eat and multiplying it by the amount of the foods carb factor, you can get a precise carb count.   

Formula to determine the carb factor of any food
To figure out the carb factor for any prepackaged food, you divide the total carb amount minus the fiber by the weight (in grams) of a single serving.  You then multiply that number by the weight of the serving of food you are eating.  Here is a nutrition lable and example:

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Take the Total carbs ( 22 ) and subtract the fiber ( 3 ) that give you ( 19 ).  Divide ( 19 ) by the total grams per serving ( 30 ) that gives you 0.63 as your carb factor for this cereal.  

So if you weigh out 45 grams for your serving of cereal, you multiply that by the carb factor 0.63.  You will give insulin for 28.35 carbs.

Basic Foods Carb Factor List

Food

CF

Food

CF

Food

CF

Food

CF
 Almonds  0.14  Angel Food Cake  0.56  Animal Crackers  0.73  Apple  0.12
 Apple cider  0.12  Apple juice  0.11  Apple pie  0.32  Apricots  0.13
 Bacon bits  0.19  Bagel  0.56  Banana  0.21  Banana bread  0.47
 BBQ sauce  0.13  Beans (baked)  0.15  beans (green)  0.02  Beef stew  0.06
 Beer  0.06  Biscuits  0.45  Blueberries  0.11  Blueberry pie  0.33
 Boston cream pie  0.41  Bread  0.53  Bread crumbs  0.70  Bread sticks  0.75
 Broccoli  0.06  Brownie  0.50  Burrito  0.24  Cabbage  0.03
 Cantaloupe  0.07  Caramel  0.75  Carrots  0.10  Cashews  0.26
 Cauliflower  0.05  Cheerios  0.67  Cheddar cheese  0.01  Chicken pot pie  0.17
 Chili  0.11  Chocolate  0.55  Chocolate chip cookie  0.59  Chocolate syrup  0.65
 Coffee cake  0.52  Coleslaw  0.14  Corn  0.19 Corn bread  0.45
 Corn chips  0.57  Cranberry juice  0.14  Cream of wheat  0.14  Croissant  0.43
 Cucumber  0.03  Dinner roll  0.47  Doughnut  0.52  Egg noodles  0.23
 English muffin  0.51  French bread  0.48  French fries  0.34  French toast  0.26
 Froot Loops  0.86  Graham crackers  0.74  Grapes  0.14  Grape juice  0.16
 Grapefruit  0.10  Honey  0.76  Honeydew  0.08  Ice cream chocolate  0.27
 Ice cream vanilla  0.22  Jam  0.70  Jelly beans  0.93  Ketchup  0.16
 Lemonade  0.11  Lettuce  0.03  Lollipos  1.00  Lucky Charms  0.79
 M & M's  0.68  Mac & Cheese  0.24  Mangoes  0.17  Maple syrup  0.67
 Marshmallows  0.78  Milk  0.05  Mozzarella  0.02  Muffins  0.45
 Mushrooms  0.04  Nectarines  0.17  Oatmeal  0.10  Oatmeal Raisin cookie  0.72
 Onion  0.07  Onion rings 0.36   Orange  0.09  Orange juice  0.11
 Oreos  0.67  Pancakes  0.44  Peach  0.10  Peanut brittle  0.73
 Peanut butter  0.13  Peanuts  0.20  Pear  0.12  Peas  0.12
 Peppers  0.05  Pickles (sweet)  0.36  Pecan pie  0.23  Pineapple juice  0.14
 Pineapple  0.14  Pizza  0.32  Plum  0.18  Popcorn  0.78
 Potato (baked)  0.21  Potato (boiled)  0.15  Potato chips  0.48  Potato salad  0.13
 Pound cake  0.48  Pretzels  0.75  Pumpkin pie  0.24  Raisins  0.77
 Raspberries  0.14 Rice (cooked)   0.24  Ricotta  0.05  Rolls  0.60
 Saltines  0.68  Sherbert  0.30  Soda  0.10  Spaghetti (cooked)  0.26
 Spaghetti sauce  0.09  Sponge cake  0.60  Squash  0.03  Strawberries  0.08
 Sunflower seeds  0.19  Sweet & sour sauce  0.45  Taco shells  0.54  Tangerine  0.12
 Tomato  0.05  Tomato juice  0.04  Tortilla  0.42  Tortilla chips  0.57
 Waffle  0.36  Walnuts  0.07  Watermelon  0.06  Wine  0.11
 Yams  0.23            


 

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