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COUNTING CALORIES AND CARBOHYDRATE VALUES

Very often we eat to many calories, or take in more calories in carbohydrate form than the body can burn up. It's sometimes easier to concentrate on controlling the carbohydrates rather than to count up the calories .The figures below show the number of grams of carbohydrate per ounce of the various foods, and the calorific values.

Try to limit the daily intake of carbohydrate to 60 grams.

   
FRUIT Grams of carbohydrate per oz.

Calories

Apples 3.5

13

Apricots. raw 1.9

8

Apricots. dried 12.3

52

Avocados 0.7

25

Bananas 5.5

22

Blackberries 1.8

8

Blackcurrauts 1.9

8

Cherries 3.4

13

Gooseberries green 1.0

5

Gooseberries ripe 2.6

10

Grapes black 4.4

17

white 4.6

18

Grapefruit 1.5

6

Lemons 0.9

4

Melons 1.5

7

Olives in brine trace only

30

Oranges 2.4

10

Peaches 2.6

11

Pears 3.1

12

Plums, Damsons 2.7

11

Prunes 11.4

46

Raisins 18.3

70

Raspberries 1.6

7

Rhubarb 0.2

1

Strawberries 1.8

7

Sultanas 18.4

71

Tangerines 2.3

10

Tomatoes 0.8

4

NUTS  

 

Almonds 1.2

170

Brazils 1.2

183

Chestnuts 10.4

49

Coconut desiccated 1.8

178

Peanuts 2.4

171

Walnuts 1.4

156

VEGETABLES  

 

Artichokes 0.8

4

Asparagus 0.3

5

Beans, broad 2.0

12

Beans, butter 4.9

26

Beans, French 0.3

2

Beans, haricot 4.7

2

Beans, runner 0.3

2

Beetroot 2.8

13

Broccoli 0.1

4

Brussels sprouts 0.5

5

Cabbage, raw 1.1

7

Cabbage, cooked 0.2

2

Carrots, raw 1.5

6

Carrots, cooked 1.2

5

Cauliflower 0.3

3

Celery, raw 0.4

3

Celery, cooked 0.2

1

Chicory 0.4

3

Cucumber 0.5

3

Leeks, raw 1.7

9

Leeks, cooked 1.3

7

Lentils 5.2

27

Lettuce 0.5

3

Marrow 0.4

2

Mushrooms 0.0

2

Onions 0.8

4

Parsley trace

6

Parsnips 3.8

16

Peas, raw 3.0

18

Peas, boiled 2.2

14

Peas, dried,  

 

Peas, cooked 5.4

28

Potatoes, old 5.6

23

Potatoes, new 5.2

21

Potatoes, chips 10.6

68

Potatoes, crisps 14.0

159

Pumpkin 1.0

4

Radishes 0.8

4

Seakale 0.2

2

Spinach 0.4

7

Spring greens 0.3

3

Swedes 1.1

5

Turnips 0.7

3

Watercress 0.2

4

DRINKS   

 

Bournvita 19.2 

105 

Bovril  0.0 

23 

Cocoa 9.9 

128 

Coffee with chicoryessence 16.1 

63 

Lemonade 1.6 

Lucozade 5.1 

19 

Marmite 0.0 

Tea ( Infusion ) 0.0 

Coffee (Infusion ) 0.1 

CONDIMENTS  

 

Salt 0.0 

Pepper 19.3

88 

Vinegar 0.2 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

MEAT - POULTRY Grams of carbohydrate per oz.

Calories

Bacon, back ( fried ) 0.0

169

Beef ( lean and fat )  

 

Topside, roast 0.0

91

sirloin, roast 0.0

109

silverside 0.0

86

Beef corned 0.0

66

Chicken, roast 0.0

54

Duck, roast 0.0

89

Ham, boiled 0.0

123

Heart 0.0

68

Kidney 0.0

45

Liver, ox ( fried ) 1.1

81

Luncheon meat ( canned ) 1.4

95

Mutton, chop 0.0

36

leg, roast 0.0

83

Pork, leg. roast 0.0

90

Rabbit, stewed 0.0

51

Sausages, fried 4.5

81

black 4.2

81

Tongue, sheeps', stewed 0.0

84

Tripe 0.0

29

Turkey, roast 0.0

56

Veal, roast 0.0

66

FISH  

 

Cod ( steamed ) 0.0

23

Crab 0.0

36

Haddock 0.0

28

Hake 0.0

30

Halibut 0.0

37

Herring 0.0

54

Kippers 0.0

57

Lemon Sole 0.0

26

Lobster 0.0

34

Mackerel 0.0

53

Oysters trace

14

Plaice 0.0

26

Prawns 0.0

30

Salmon, canned 0.0

39

Salmon, fresh 0.0

57

Sardines, canned 0.0

84

Shrimps 0.0

32

Sole 0.0

24

SUGARS. PRESERVES.  

 

Chocolate, milk 15.5

167

Chocolate, plain 14.9

155

Chutney. tomato 11.0

43

Glacé cherries 15.8

137

Honey 21.7

87

Ice cream 5.6

56

Jam 19.7

74

Jelly, packet 17.7

73

Lemon curd 12.0

86

Marmalade 19.8

74

Mars Bar 18.9

127

Sugar, Demerara 29.6

112

Sugar, white 29.7

112

Syrup, golden 22.4

84

Treacle 19.1

73

MILK AND PRODUCTS  

 

Cheese, Cheddar trace 

120 

Edam Cheese trace 

88 

Blue Cheese trace 

103 

Gruyêre Cheese trace 

132 

Cottage Cheese 0.65 

30 

Cream, double 0.6 

131 

Cream, single 0.9 

62 

Milk, whole 1.4 

19 

Milk, skimmed 1.4 

10 

Yoghurt, low-fat 1.4 

15 

Eggs trace

46 

Butter trace 

226 

Margarine 0.0 

226 

Lard 0.0  

262 

Oil 0.0  

264 

CEREALS Etc.  

 

All-Bran 16.5

88

Arrowroot 26.7

101

Pearl barley. cooked 7.8

34

Bemax 12.7

105

Bread, Hovis 13.5

67

large white 14.9

69

malt 14.0

71

Procea 14.3

72

Cornflakes 25.2

104

Cornflour 26.2

100

Energen rolls 13.0

111

Flour 100% 20.8

95

Flour 85% 22.5

98

Flour 80% 22.9

99

Flour 75% 23.2

99

Macaroni, spaghetti,cooked 7.5

32

Oatmeal porridge 2.3

13

Puffed wheat 21.4

102

Rice, polished 8.4

35

Ryvita 21.9

98

Sago 26.7

101

Semolina 22.0

100

Shredded Wheat 22.4

103

Tapioca 27

102

Weetabix 21.9

100

     

Note: Trace' indicates that traces of carbohydrate are known to be present, but in any case the amount in question is of no significance.