Fiber and carbs

[jidayjiday]

Above which fiber/carbs ratio can we say that a food has enough fiber to go along the carbs it has ?

Or is that we have to eat everyday, say, 30g of fibers, indepently of the daily intake of carbs (no direct relation fiber/carbs) ?

Can I eat lot of fiber first thing in the morning, and then not eat whole food the rest of the day thanks to the early intake of fiber ? Or must fibers be eaten in the same very time as carbs ?

Thank you !

[UnorthodoxFtnes]

Originally Posted by jidayjiday

Above which fiber/carbs ratio can we say that a food has enough fiber to go along the carbs it has ?

Or is that we have to eat everyday, say, 30g of fibers, indepently of the daily intake of carbs (no direct relation fiber/carbs) ?

Can I eat lot of fiber first thing in the morning, and then not eat whole food the rest of the day thanks to the early intake of fiber ? Or must fibers be eaten in the same very time as carbs ?

Thank you !

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Fiber is a Carbohydrate. That means yes. You must eat carbs at the same time you eat fiber.

[skinnyboipgh]

Originally Posted by UnorthodoxFtnes

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Fiber is a Carbohydrate. That means yes. You must eat carbs at the same time you eat fiber.

X2, technically fiber is an indigestible carbohydrate.

[jidayjiday]

Of course fibers are carbs.

But in my first post, what I mean with "carbs" is actually "usable carbs".
Fibers slow down sugars and starch ingestion, allowing better insuline (and glycemia) regulation in the blood.
That's why non-whole pastas for example are not so slow as one could expect. They almost act like pure sugar (in spite of their being complex carbs) due to the absence of fibers, compared to whole pastas.

So my question was :
How much fiber for how much carbs do we have to eat for all the carbs to get slowed down ? in other word, what is the slowing power for 1g of fiber ?

Or is it that we have to eat 30g of fiber per day (as recommended by FDA) independently of the intaken total amount of carbs ?

Thx

[hobscrk777]

I think I understand your question. Generally, I look for about 3g of fiber per 30g carbs, or about a 1:10 ratio of fiber:carbs. Any less than that, and the carb source probably is too refined. Sweeping generalization, I know, but this is just a rough estimate from what I've found in my experience.

[jidayjiday]

Thx, you got my point!

1:10 is actually roughly the ratio of the whole pastas I have under my eyes, i guess you're right.