Thu, May-22-03, 19:31
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Plan: LC, GF
Stats: 241/190/140
BF:
Progress: 50%
Location: Eastern ON, Canada
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"modified food starch" is everywhere ... it's even in baby food
It's usually derived from cornstarch. Depending on the food it's in .. it helps to keep the texture smooth and lump-free, or else it's used to hold water and fat in meat things ... so your can of chicken chunks won't be a few globs of tough chicken meat sitting in buckets of liquid.
It's not harmful or anything like that, but it's definitely a carb that you need to count in your daily total. Like maltodextrin, it's a relatively high-glycemic carb, sort of like white rice. Count the full carbs on the label. If the label says "0 carbs" ... that's because manufacturers are permitted to call anything that's less than 1 gram as zero. In that case, count the chicken as having 1g per serving to be safe. (check the label for serving size)
hth,
Doreen
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