• All foods contain a different amount of carbs

  • We have produced this guide to help you carb count

  • We have calculated the amount of carbs in 1g of commonly eaten foods

  • Weigh your portion of food on a set of digital scales. Simply multiply the weight of the portion shown on your scales by the carbs in 1g of the food in the table, as the examples below show:

e.g

180g portion of basmati rice

180g x 0.31 = 55.8 = 56g carbs in 180g rice

150g oven chips

150g x 0.30 = 45g carbs in 150g chips

 

Food

Carbs in

1g of food

Food

Carbs in

1g of food
Basmati Rice 0.31 Oven chips 0.30
Brown Rice 0.30 Roast potatoes 0.26
Long Grain White Rice 0.31 Mashed potatoes 0.16
Pilau Rice 0.24 Boiled potatoes 0.15
Bulgar Wheat 0.16 Sweet potatoes (mashed) 0.20
Couscous 0.27 Jacket potato 0.21
Polenta 0.15 Samosa (veggie) 0.30
Pasta (bows, twists, shells, penne) 0.33 Samosas (lamb) 0.15
Spaghetti - white or brown 0.30 Onion bhaji 0.23
Tagliatelle 0.30 Puri 0.34
Egg Noodles 0.36 Roti/Chapatti 0.45
Rice Noodles 0.29 Paratha 0.46
Garlic bread 0.45 Biryani 0.21
Bread with no food label 0.50 Chip shop chips 0.33
Fries 0.34 Chip shop fish 0.10
Milk (skimmed, semi skimmed, whole) 0.05 Multigrain Hoops 0.75
Oat Milk 0.07 Rice Krispie style cereal 0.86
Coconut Milk 0.05 Porridge 0.12
Almond Milk 0.03 Banana (peeled) 0.21
Corned Beef Hash 0.12 Banana (unpeeled – use for packed lunches) 0.13
Lasagne 0.15 Pear 0.11
Cottage pie 0.11 Orange 0.06
Spring roll 0.17 Blueberries 0.10
Prawn toast 0.16 Clementine/satsuma 0.06
Fish pie 0.14 Grapes 0.15
Pasta Bake 0.14 Kiwi 0.09
Stuffing 0.20 Honeydew melon 0.06
Yorkshire pudding (homemade) 0.25 Watermelon 0.08
Pancakes 0.27 Plum 0.09
Stew and dumplings 0.15 Strawberries 0.06
Pizza (thin crust) 0.43 Tinned peaches (in juice) 0.10
Cornflakes 0.85 Tinned pears (in juice) 0.09
Frosted flakes 0.87 Apple 0.11
Honey nut flakes 0.82 Plain Yoghurt (full and low fat) 0.08
Granola 0.63    

 

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