Guest guest Posted January 4, 2001 Report Share Posted January 4, 2001 > Check this out on tomatoes. > > Boiled, 1/2 cup is 7 grams of carbs > > BUT > > Raw, chopped, 1/2 cup is 4.2 carbs Simmie, that's because as the tomato cooks it collapses...more fit in the 1/2 minus the water and juice that was lost as opposed to raw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2001 Report Share Posted January 4, 2001 > Check this out on tomatoes. > > Boiled, 1/2 cup is 7 grams of carbs > > BUT > > Raw, chopped, 1/2 cup is 4.2 carbs Simmie, that's because as the tomato cooks it collapses...more fit in the 1/2 minus the water and juice that was lost as opposed to raw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2001 Report Share Posted January 4, 2001 > Check this out on tomatoes. > > Boiled, 1/2 cup is 7 grams of carbs > > BUT > > Raw, chopped, 1/2 cup is 4.2 carbs Simmie, that's because as the tomato cooks it collapses...more fit in the 1/2 minus the water and juice that was lost as opposed to raw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2001 Report Share Posted January 4, 2001 > > Check this out on tomatoes. > > Boiled, 1/2 cup is 7 grams of carbs > > BUT > > Raw, chopped, 1/2 cup is 4.2 carbs >Simmie, that's because as the tomato cooks it collapses...more fit in the >1/2 minus the water and juice that was lost as opposed to raw. My brain is mud.......lf that was the case, wouldn't it be the other way around? simmie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2001 Report Share Posted January 4, 2001 > > Check this out on tomatoes. > > Boiled, 1/2 cup is 7 grams of carbs > > BUT > > Raw, chopped, 1/2 cup is 4.2 carbs >Simmie, that's because as the tomato cooks it collapses...more fit in the >1/2 minus the water and juice that was lost as opposed to raw. My brain is mud.......lf that was the case, wouldn't it be the other way around? simmie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2001 Report Share Posted January 4, 2001 > > Check this out on tomatoes. > > Boiled, 1/2 cup is 7 grams of carbs > > BUT > > Raw, chopped, 1/2 cup is 4.2 carbs >Simmie, that's because as the tomato cooks it collapses...more fit in the >1/2 minus the water and juice that was lost as opposed to raw. My brain is mud.......lf that was the case, wouldn't it be the other way around? simmie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2001 Report Share Posted January 4, 2001 Think of it this way....1/2 cup of dried tomatoes would have more carbs than 1/2 cup of raw tomatoes....more concentrated...more carbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2001 Report Share Posted January 4, 2001 Dr. A's book say a 2 1/2 " tomato is 9 carbs and a 1/2 cup cooked is 5 carbs page 389. Close enough I suppose. Thanks Catch ya later ole tomater Norma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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