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Alan
 
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On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 07:49:46 -0700, Jennifer
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>Alan wrote:
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>>>This recipe yields 4 servings.
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>>>Total Carbohydrates: 7.592 grams
>>>Total Carbohydrates minus Fiber: 7.529 grams
>>>Carbohydrates per Serving: 1.89 grams
>>>Carbohydrates per Serving minus Fiber: 1.88 grams

>> Hi Haha
>>
>> This is another of those recipes that puzzle me. I often wonder how some
>> cookbooks work out carbs etc. The final bit looks right to me:
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>> "Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 309 Calories; 32g Fat (91.0%
>> calories from fat); 5g Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber;
>> 92mg Cholesterol; 225mg Sodium."
>>
>> But where on earth does that other bit come from:
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>> "Total Carbohydrates: 7.592 grams
>> Total Carbohydrates minus Fiber: 7.529 grams
>> Carbohydrates per Serving: 1.89 grams
>> Carbohydrates per Serving minus Fiber: 1.88 grams"
>>
>> Did someone dump psyllium husk in the cream?

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>Alan...
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>I think you may be misreading this.
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>According to what I read it claims only to have trace fiber.
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>The Total carb count for the whole recipe is: 7.592g
>The carb count AFTER you remove the fiber is: 7.529g
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>So the claim for fiber is only 0.063g for the whole recipe.
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>Jennifer
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You're quite correct; between reading it and writing it I stuffed it up.

I'm still trying to work out where the 7.592 came from in that list of
ingredients. It looks almost zero carb. Anyway, not worth getting
excited:-)

Cheers, Alan, T2 d&e, Australia.
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