Cucumber, with peel, raw Fiber

Sting · 01-24-2013, 10:57 PM

Trying to eat more veggies with low carbs but some have fiber some dont and find this strange

So in this pic 100g of unpeeled cucumber has no fiber but 4g of Carbs

In this pic peeled 100g cucumber has 2g carbs and 1g fiber

How does peeled cucumber have more carbs than unpeeled?
I thought leaving the peel on was the fiber??

Ntombi · 01-24-2013, 11:01 PM

Because you're not looking at it per cucumber, but per 100 grams. That means you would have more peeled cucumber. The peel has a little bit of fiber, but not that much. There is fiber in the seeds, though, and there's more weight in the seeds, I'd bet.

Sting · 01-24-2013, 11:22 PM

ahhhh the old seeds in the cucumber trick

Ntombi · 01-24-2013, 11:52 PM

ravenrose · 01-25-2013, 10:08 PM

I would say it's that the peeled cuke has a VERY high water content which dilutes the calories, carbs, etc. There is just more FOOD there when you have the peel, which is not that high in water.

in other words, of your 100 grams, more of that is water in the peeled cukes and water has no carbs.

Ntombi · 01-25-2013, 10:43 PM

That's the opposite of the nutritional values listed.

01-24-2013, 10:57 PM	#1
Sting Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 196 Gallery: Sting	Cucumber, with peel, raw Fiber Trying to eat more veggies with low carbs but some have fiber some dont and find this strange So in this pic 100g of unpeeled cucumber has no fiber but 4g of Carbs In this pic peeled 100g cucumber has 2g carbs and 1g fiber How does peeled cucumber have more carbs than unpeeled? I thought leaving the peel on was the fiber??

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01-24-2013, 11:01 PM	#2
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01-24-2013, 11:22 PM	#3
Sting Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 196 Gallery: Sting	ahhhh the old seeds in the cucumber trick

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01-25-2013, 10:08 PM	#5
ravenrose . Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 9,061 Gallery: ravenrose Stats: lost 130 lb so far, and miles to go before I sleep WOE: low carb controlled calorie Start Date: June, 2009	I would say it's that the peeled cuke has a VERY high water content which dilutes the calories, carbs, etc. There is just more FOOD there when you have the peel, which is not that high in water. in other words, of your 100 grams, more of that is water in the peeled cukes and water has no carbs.

01-25-2013, 10:43 PM	#6
Ntombi Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Boston, then OH, then NYC, now SoCal. Whew! Posts: 34,727 Gallery: Ntombi Stats: Restart:360/331.8/185 Original:325+/259.6/180 WOE: Atkins works when I work it. Start Date: Restarted: 1-3-13 Original: 8-23-02	That's the opposite of the nutritional values listed.