carbohydrates in nuts

[Guest guest]

Hi Dan,

I was interested in the crust ingredients for the chocolate mint

cheesecake: all nuts. Does that mean all nuts are low in carbohydrates? What

about chestnuts?

I know you can buy chestnut flour and, if it's low in carbohydrates, you

should be able to make both bread and other baked goods with it. I say

" should " because some flours don't work, such as rice flour for cookie

making (no good). I notice that Asians do not have a native bread, so rice

flour is probably not good for breads either.

And, come to think of it, if chestnut flour is low in carbohydrates, you

should be able to make pasta out of it, too.

Several days ago, I posted a question as to whether soybeans were low in

carbohydrates, making reference to soy flour. I never saw my post and, of

course, not the response, if there was any. I know the recent virus brought

down our servers and my email was undoubtedly lost during the cleanup. But,

could you address that issue also, please.

Thanks,

Walt

[Guest guest]

Nuts are not created equal where carbohydrates are concerned. However, most

nuts are pretty low. For example, it takes 39 peanuts for 6 grams of carbs.

Walnuts are nearly carb free as the fiber compensates for most of the carbs,k

only about 1 gram per quarter cup, no, per half cup. Pecans have a few more,

but not many. Hazlenuts are not bad, Brazil nuts are higher in carbs as are

chestnuts, though you can still roast a few on the hearth without worrying about

much. Almonds are quite low. In fact, many on low carb diets use almond flour

in baking to replace grain flour, it works well and is ver low in carbs.

Dan Graham