Guest guest Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 It may very well not contain starch, but according to this website http://www.konnyaku.com/e_data/konjac2.html , it is a polysaccharide -- which is illegal. Sugar also doesn't have any starch in it but, as we all know, is a big illegal. I wish there were one resource where we could go to look up whether a food is a mono-, di-, or poly-saccharide. If such a resource exists, I haven't found it yet. Hannah At 04:47 PM 5/18/2009, you wrote: Hey group, My mom found this " miracle noodle " online. It's made out of konjac flour that is made from a plant and has no starch in it. I was wondering if it was legal??? Has anyone tried this? It has been on tv and other media for being an aid for people trying to lose weight. There is a website... www.miraclenoodle.com. The website seems very commercial to me so I am wondering if it is legal. I had to do more research to figure out what konjac flour was because it doesn't say on the website. Thanks in advance. PS: went to vegas this past weekend and totally blew the diet. getting back on track. The first week of the diet is the worst!! It is soooo hard! ahhh. ok, done whining. N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 At 06:47 PM 5/18/2009, you wrote: www.miraclenoodle.com It's glucomannen. It's not legal. I believe I've posted about it before. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 > > > It may very well not contain starch, but according to this website > http://www.konnyaku.com/e_data/konjac2.html , it is a polysaccharide > -- which is illegal. Sugar also doesn't have any starch in it but, > as we all know, is a big illegal. > > I wish there were one resource where we could go to look up whether a > food is a mono-, di-, or poly-saccharide. If such a resource exists, > I haven't found it yet. > > Hannah > Remember though that most vegetables also have starch in them, see BTVC pg. 28. It's a matter of amount however. Vegetables are mostly water by mass, whereas things like rice and pasta are dry. Starch is of course a polysaccharide by definition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 > > Hey group, > My mom found this " miracle noodle " online. It's made out of konjac flour that is made from a plant and has no starch in it. I was wondering if it was legal??? Has anyone tried this? It has been on tv and other media for being an aid for people trying to lose weight. There is a website... www.miraclenoodle.com. The website seems very commercial to me so I am wondering if it is legal. I had to do more research to figure out what konjac flour was because it doesn't say on the website. > Thanks in advance. > PS: went to vegas this past weekend and totally blew the diet. getting back on track. The first week of the diet is the worst!! It is soooo hard! ahhh. ok, done whining. > N > Has anybody actually ever tried these noodles and found no symptoms from it? Its chemical structure suggests similarity to plant starches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 At 04:31 PM 5/19/2009, you wrote: Has anybody actually ever tried these noodles and found no symptoms from it? Its chemical structure suggests similarity to plant starches. SCDers have tried the glucomannen and gotten fabulously sick from it. The carbohydrates in vegetables are in the context of the whole food. This junk is purified polysaccharide. NOT LEGAL. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 > >Has anybody actually ever tried these noodles > >and found no symptoms from it? Its chemical > >structure suggests similarity to plant starches. > > SCDers have tried the glucomannen and gotten fabulously sick from it. > > The carbohydrates in vegetables are in the > context of the whole food. This junk is purified polysaccharide. NOT LEGAL. > > Ok good to know. I imagine if the carbohydrate was purified from vegetables, it may not be legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 At 06:58 PM 5/19/2009, you wrote: Ok good to know. I imagine if the carbohydrate was purified from vegetables, it may not be legal. Exactly. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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