carbs in cheese?

[tweedledee]

most cheese labels i read say on gram of carbs per ounce. what is that from? there's no sugars in hard cheese is there?

[happynatsu]

Re: carbs in cheese?

I am not a chemist, but I think that lactose is a kind of sugar too..

[Georgiana]

Re: carbs in cheese?

most cheese labels i read say on gram of carbs per ounce.

What kind of cheese are you eating?

what is that from?

As happynatsu wrote, it's from the lactose in milk.

there's no sugars in hard cheese is there?

All cheese has some carbs.

[Georgiana]

Re: carbs in cheese?

there's no sugars in hard cheese is there?

Since you said you reread the Induction chapter yesterday, you should remember the footnote under the Acceptable Foods List:

"All cheeses have some carbohydrate content. [...]"

[tweedledee]

Re: carbs in cheese?

Since you said you reread the Induction chapter yesterday, you should remember the footnote under the Acceptable Foods List:

"All cheeses have some carbohydrate content. [...]"

i know that. i wanted to knw WHY they have carb content. i thought the lactose was used up by the cultures in the cheesemaking process. thats why i asked.

What kind of cheese are you eating?

several kinds.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: carbs in cheese?

>>i wanted to knw WHY they have carb content.>>

Because there's lactose in cheese.

Lactose is a form of sugar.

Therefore, cheese has carbs.

[dyjack]

Re: carbs in cheese?

>>i know that. i wanted to knw WHY they have carb content. i thought the lactose was used up by the cultures in the cheesemaking process. thats why i asked.>>

Unfortunately not. That's why lactose intolerant folks have a problem with some cheeses.