Active Low-Carber Forums - hey, white bread. No. 1 Food That Leads to Big Bellies

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Originally Posted by jmom

Just curious--Why would removing the crust have anything to do with carb count other than making the portion smaller? You could accomplish the same thing by cutting the peice in half or slicing it thin. Crust is made from the same dough as the rest of the bread-just browned from the heat of the oven. I can't imagine that the browning process magically adds carbs?

Thanks!

The crust is significantly denser than the interior portion, which is very light. The interior portion weighs about 12g or so, and the crust weighs about 14g. Bread becomes denser and denser as you go towards the outside. By removing the crust, you retain most of the volume of the bread, while losing half the weight, and thus half the Carbs. Yes, you could simply cut a piece in half, but you'd also be reducing the volume by half, so it wouldn't seem like as much bread. Plus, you'd only be able to put half as much Butter on it. Also, the crust doesn't sop up Au Jus (The natural juices from Beef,) the interior section does.