Hi Graham!

According to my carb counter book, 2 tablespoons of ground flax has 6 grams of carb and 6 grams of fiber (ECC = 0), while 3 tablespoons of flax seeds have 11 grams of carb and 6 grams of fiber. It's better to have the flax seeds crushed or ground as the body can't digest the tough shell of the seeds and you get much less benefit from eating the whole seeds. HTH