hi peapod,

Flax meal is simply ground up whole flax seeds, nothing has been added or removed. So, the counts for whole seeds and ground meal will be the same .. by weight. Flax seeds become "fluffier" when ground, so a level Tbsp of meal will weigh a bit less than a Tbsp of whole seeds .. and the counts will be a bit lower all round.

Another problem is that manufacturers are permitted to round fiber grams up or down to the nearest whole number. So if the serving size on your flax meal is 1 tbsp, it's very likely they've rounded the fiber content up. One Tbsp of flax meal will yield approx. 0.5g net carbs.


hth,

Doreen