Carbs in Spices, Seasonings, Flavorings

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• S Varadarasan says:

  June 18, 2016 at 12:24 am

  Can I be clarified on the following points.

  The stored energy source like fat, protein, glycogen is converted into sugars and insulin is needed to ‘deliver’ these sugars to the cells. ( as I understood ). Then with high fat food, the stored fat is used as energy without the help of insulin ?

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  • Ina says:

    June 11, 2017 at 4:03 pm

    Yes, when the glycogen is depleted as a consequence of not consuming carbohydrates, the body creates ketones, which make the cells release the fat to be used as energy. This is actually why he fat is stored in the first place, to be used as for energy when there are no other sources available, such as carbohydrates or protein, which can also be converted to glycogen, in the absence of carbohydrates. Practically, the body goes first for the carbs, when the last carb reserves (there is a glycogen reserve stored in the liver) is depleted, the body breaks down some of the protein and turns it to glycogen, and if there isn’t any spare protein, then you are in the state of ketosis – the body produces ketones and they “tell” the cells to release the fat and convert it to energy. Voila.

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  • Ina says:

    June 11, 2017 at 4:17 pm

    I forgot to add that in the state of ketosis, the fat in your food will also be converted to energy by ketones. So, in the case of not keeping a calorie deficit, only that nutritional fat will be burned, and ketones will not tap into the stored fat until you burn more energy than you take in through your food/eat somewhat less than your caloric needs.This being true for all weight-loss diets.
    Besides that, fat can still be stored if there is a surplus of calories. And it takes some time (weeks to months) for the body to learn how to use those ketones to burn fat: keto-adaptation.

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• Jacob W. says:

  September 12, 2017 at 1:39 am

  I’m having a little trouble understanding how curry powder has significantly less carbs than things like cumin, turmeric, cardamom, ginger, and cinnamon, when curry powder typically contains all of these ingredients. I’m not trying to be a jerk, but I didn’t know if it was some kind of mistake.

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• Peter Piper says:

  September 14, 2017 at 12:13 pm

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• Tina says:

  March 3, 2018 at 10:21 am

  How come my package of onion powder says zero carbs?

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• Rose Jafari says:

  November 2, 2018 at 10:55 am

  The government allows businesses to declare 0 carbs if it’s less than 1.

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