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Low Carbohydrate Foods

December 4, 2008 Leave a comment
Vegetables
Protein:Carbohydrate Protein:Carbohydrate
Asparagus 1.0 : 0.3 Lettuce 0.3 : 0.5
Beans, broad boiled 1.2 : 2.0 Marrow 0.1 : 0.4
Beans, french 0.2 : 0.3 Mushrooms 0.5 : 0.0
Beans, haricot 1.9 : 4.7 Onions 0.2 : 0.8
Beans, runner 0.2 : 0.3 Parsnips 0.4 : 3.8
Beetroot 0.5 : 2.8 Peas 1.4 : 2.2
Brussels sprouts 0.7 : 0.5 Potatoes, boiled 0.4 : 5.6
Cabbage 0.4 : 0.3 Pumpkin 0.6 : 3.4
Carrots 0.3 : 1.3 Radishes 0.3 : 0.8
Cauliflower 0.4 : 0.3 Spinach 1.4 : 0.4
Celery, raw 0.3 : 0.4 Spring Greens 0.5 : 0.31
Celery, boiled 0.2 : 0.2 Swedes 0.3 : 1.1
Chicory 0.2 : 0.4 Tomatoes, raw 0.3 : 0.81
Cucumber 0.2 : 0.5 Turnips 0.2 : 0.71
Leeks 0.5 : 1.3 Watercress 0.2 : 0.21
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Fruit
Stewed fruit must not be sweetened with sugar.
Tinned fruit should be avoided unless known to be sugar free.
Name Protein:Carbohydrate Name Protein:Carbohydrate
Apples, eating 0.1 : 3.3 Greengages, stewed 0.1 : 2.2
Apples, baked 0.1 : 2.3 Lemon juice 0.1 : 0.5
Apples, stewed - : 1.2 Loganberries 0.2 : 1.0
Apricots 0.2 : 1.7 Melons, cantaloupe 0.3 : 1.5
Apricots, dried stewed 0.6 : 5.1 Oranges 0.2 : 1.8
Bananas 0.2 : 5.5 Orange juice 0.2 : 2.7
Blackberries, raw 0.4 : 1.8 Peaches 0.2 : 2.3
Blackberries, stewed 0.2 : 0.9 Pears 0.1 : 3.0
Cherries 0.1 : 3.0 Pears, stewed 0.1 : 1.8
Damsons 0.1 : 1.8 Pineapple 0.1 : 3.3
Damsons, stewed 0.1 : 1.8 Plums 0.2 : 2.7
Figs 0.4 : 2.7 Plums, stewed 0.1 : 1.1
Gooseberries,stewed 0.2 : 0.5 Prunes, stewed 0.3 : 4.4
Grapes, black 0.2 : 4.4 Raspberries,stewed 0.2 : 1.1
Grapes, white 0.2 : 4.6 Rhubarb, stewed 0.1 : 0.2
Grapefruit 0.1 : 0.7 Strawberries 0.2 : 1.8

NUTS
Name Protein Fat Carbohydrate
Almonds 5.8 15.2 1.2
Barcelona 3.7 18.2 1.5
Brazil 3.9 17.3 1.2
Chestnuts 0.7 0.8 10.4
Cob nuts 2.6 10.2 1.9
Coconut, fresh 1.1 10.2 1.1
Coconut, dessicated 1.9 17.2 1.8
Peanuts 8.0 13.9 2.4
Walnuts 3.6 14.6 1.4
Olives (with stone) 0.2 2.5 negligible