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Sat, Aug-30-03, 12:48

Carbcutter Carbcutter is offline

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Cornichons

Can anyone tell me the carb content for cornichons i can't seem to find it.

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Sat, Aug-30-03, 13:03

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I don't even know what they are!!! But doesn't the word "corn" rather imply they're off the menu?

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Sat, Aug-30-03, 13:21

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Hi

Never heard of them so did a quick search and found

" Cornichon is a French word, but is in a little more common usage among English speakers. Cornichons are pickled gherkin cucumbers. "

My carb book has Gherkins down as 9g carbs / 36g weight, so l guess there in that region.

Steve

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Sat, Aug-30-03, 13:31

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yuk.wouldn,t fancy them!!

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Sat, Aug-30-03, 13:46

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Sorry cornichons are little gherkins

Thx Steve i couldn't find gherkins anywhere in the carb counters i use.

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Sat, Aug-30-03, 15:50

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Eeeeeuuuuuwwww!!!

Ahem. Heh. I'm just saying...!

Sorry Carbcutter... looks like you're on your own there! I'd guess they're not great as there'll be sugar added to the vinegar for starters...

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Sun, Aug-31-03, 02:13

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Hi Carbcutter

I'd never heard of cornichons either, but I've heard of gherkins! Mind you I hate pickled anything, so have never had them.

On the Sainsbury's site they say that
Pickled gherkins - midget are 5.5 g carbs per 100 g - all of which is sugar.
Pickled gherkins in sour or ordinary vinegar are 2.5 g carbs
Pickled gherkins in sweet vinegar are 5.5 g carbs

So just make sure that you do not have ones in sweet vinegar. I would imagine that 100g of gherkins is quite a lot so you could easily add them to your diet.

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Ty Little Anne i believe you've been on holiday so welcome back and this site is a great help as i have just started atkins 3 weeks ago i'm asking questions left right and centre

but the help i am receiving is top notch.

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Sun, Aug-31-03, 12:53

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Yum yum

I love pickled gherkins and spent quite a while in Sainsbury's working through their range until I found one that did not list sugar in the contents. I had tried Waitrose and Budgens in vain as all theirs had sugar and too high carbs. The Sainsbury's without sugar is only 2.5 g carbs for 100 gms - I was very happy to find them. You don't need much to add delicious flavour I think - particularly with cold meat like ham or salami. But I also eat them on their own.

Happy hunting - hope you enjoy.

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