Carbohydrate Counting Tables

Carbohydrate counting tables

Nutrition and Dietetics Department

Patient Information Leaflet

Contents Introduction Weight conversions Bread Breakfast cereals Biscuits Cakes Confectionery Dairy and desserts Fruit Meat and fish products Rice, grains and pasta Home baking Snacks Sugar and preserves Takeaways and eating out Vegetables Alcoholic drinks

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Introduction

The tables in this leaflet list the carbohydrate content of commonly eaten foods. You can use these to work out the carbohydrate content of the meals and snacks you eat. You can then use this information to make appropriate decisions on your insulin doses in line with advice you will have received from your diabetes team.

The tables include the carbohydrate value in a typical serving (carb per portion). Compare this with your serving and then multiply or divide the value as necessary.

The tables also include the average carbohydrate value per 100g (carb per 100g). You can use this information when calculating the carbohydrate value of a weighed food portion e.g. cooked rice. The calculation to do this is as follows:

Calculation:

Weight of food in grams x carb per 100g = amount of carb (g) 100

(Divide the weight of food in grams by 100; then multiply this figure by the carb per 100g figure. This will give you the amount of carb per gram).

Example ? cooked rice:

A portion of cooked rice weighs 200g. Cooked rice has a carb per 100g value of 30g:

200 x 30g = 100

2 x 30g =

60g

Therefore this portion has 60g of carbohydrate in it.

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A selection of branded foods is also shown in the tables as values can differ between products. More information is available from food labels ? you need to look at the total carbohydrate content including both starches and sugars.

Weight conversions

Weight conversions:

? oz

=

1oz

=

2oz

=

3oz

=

4oz

=

5oz

=

8oz (? lb) =

16oz

=

1 teaspoon =

1 tablespoon =

15g 25g 50g 75g 100g 150g 225g 450g 5ml 15ml

Liquid measures (1ml = 1g):

5 fl oz (? pint)

=

150mls

10 fl oz (1/5 pint)

=

275mls

15 fl oz (? pint) =

425mls

20 fl oz (1 pint)

=

550mls

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Bread

Typical Portion

White bread

Wholemeal Bread

Wholemeal bap White bap White finger roll French stick Crusty white roll Granary bread Bread muffin Crumpet Rye bread Bagel Pitta bread Croissant Burger roll Waffle Naan bread Tortillas (wheat) Chapati Crackerbread

1 thick slice (large loaf) 1 medium slice (large loaf) 1 thin slice (small loaf) 1 thick slice (large loaf)

1 medium slice (large loaf) 1 thin slice (small loaf) 1 1 1 1 inch slice 1 1 medium slice (large loaf) 1 toasted (68g) 1 toasted (40g) 1 average slice (25g) 1 (70g) 1 standard size 1 1 1 waffle (45g) Large Medium (40g) 6 inch diameter (medium) 2 slices

Carb per portion (g)

20 15 10 20

15 10 20 30 20 10 25 15 25 15 10 40 30 20 25 15 70 25 25 10

Carb per 100g

50 50 50 42

42 42 50 52 52 55 58 46 40 43 42 60 58 38 50 30 50 60 74 80

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