Does anybody have a carb count? Its made from sassafras tree and used to thicken gumbo right before being served.

Anyone familiar with this?
David

My Tony Chachere's Creole Gumbo File says

serving size: 1/8 tsp

Calories: 0
Fat: 0
Cholesterol: 0
Sodium: 0
Total Carbohydrate: 0
Dietary Fiber: 0
Sugars: 0
Protein:0

lol -

Its the amount you use that makes the carbs add up. There is less than "0" carbs per 1/8 tsp but lets face it...you use a lot more than that in gumbo and yes, it has carbs.

Being originally from Louisiana (28 years) and having a ton of gumbo recipes, I had to go and get out the cookbooks for a little comparison.

One recipe, after making the Gumbo, states "Serve over rice with a dash of file" (1/8 tsp?)

Another states now this is for a "crowd" recipe with 10 lbs of shrimp and 6 lbs of dark crab meat with 8 lbs of okra, etc... states 8 tbsp of file. This recipe states that it makes 12 gallons.

So, if you eat a "gallon" of the latter gumbo, you are eating .666 of a tbsp of the file.

Mmmmmmm... Gumbo. That sounds sooooo good!

Thanks a bunch for all your replies. I always wondered about the carb content.

David