Another low-carb bread company lying through their teeth

May 19 2013 by in Fake low-carb products

Question: How do you know if a low-carb bread is really low carb?

Answer: You made it yourself.

Here’s another company – Carb Krunchers – lying through their teeth and selling bread full of carbs calling it low carb. There are many companies like them.

36 comments

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robert
May 19 2013
Money, revenue, cash-flow...

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Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?

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Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters

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Thunderbolt and lightning - very very frightening

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Spare [us our] life from this monstrosity

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Nothing really matters - nothing really matters to [them]

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Taken from "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen).
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Lori Miller
May 20 2013
"Carb Krunchers" says it all. The fact that they can't spell "calcium," used the letter O for a zero in one place, and don't know how to abbreviate "ounces" suggests they're fly-by-night.

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Michelle
May 20 2013
Nice Lori! Are there any credible companies out there if we can't make it ourselves?
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Huffster
May 20 2013
So, you want to know what the best low carb bread for your health is? The kind that's uneaten. Stay away from grains and all grain processed products folks. No matter how they label and market them.
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alan
May 20 2013
very easy riddle to solve. eat meat fish vegetables. this is ok for diabetics and for celiacs.
and for me
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Pierson
May 20 2013
A true low-carb 'bread shouldn't contain much more than (non-peanut) nut butters, eggs, water, or nut flours. Did they even list their ingredients?
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cave horse
May 21 2013
The best "low-carb" bread recipe I've found, which I haven't seen mentioned here before. Mostly macadamia, coconut and eggs.

http://freetheanimal.com/2012/07/fat-bread-third-times-the-charm-miss...
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George
May 21 2013
It's a shame.
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Jonas Larsson
May 22 2013
Don't trust the companies no more.It's all business in the end.That's why the likes of Julian Bakery are getting away with it every single day.
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molly
September 8 2013
Same with Sami's Bakery in Tampa FL. I loved their Pita Chips, which had very low carbs. Recently I went to order again, and the nutritional info is missing FROM THE SITE! I emailed about it. No response. Then I ordered the bread I like, and asked them to EMAIL OR CALL ME before including the chips, WITH THE CARB NUMBER. You can guess....they sent the chips without calling or emailing, and the CARB COUNT ON THE PACKAGE IS FIVE TIMES AS MUCH!

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Florinda Swanepoel
October 6 2013
Hello Dietdoctor

I just want to know if there is a low-carb bread recipe similar to the oopsie recipe?

I've found this zero carb recipe on the internet. I just want to know if it's save to eat it

Zero Carb Flax Bread
Ingredients
2 cups flax seed
5 egg whites
2 whole eggs
5 tablespoons flax oil, coconut oil, or olive oil
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup water
3 packets Stevia
Directions
Mix all dry ingredients then add the wet. Whisk together and bake at 350 for about 30 minutes. This recipe can also be made into muffins: divide batter into muffin pans and bake for about 10-15 minutes.
A sweet chocolate bread can be made by adding Capella Flavor Drops. Some other awesome additions are pumpkin, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and protein powder flavor of choice. Great topped with almond or peanut butter!
Nutrition info per serving (1 serving/1 slice)
145 cal, 11 g fat, less than 1 g carbs, 6.5g protein
Yes, heavy on the cals in my opinion (but it’s coming from the flax seed). If you want less than a carb per slice, here’s your answer!

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heni1022
May 18 2014
I have a NO-BS product for all of you!
http://www.brancrispbread.com I have been snacking on this for 10 years or so. It says bread... it's not. In my opinion it's glorified cardboard BUT - put some farmer's cheese or ham on it and it good.
Super crunchy! Completely flavorless. Sounds like i'm making fun of it or being sarcastic (I am) but i DO RECOMMEND trying this! Cheap and when you taste it you know they can not be faking it on the nutrition label!
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anne999
March 28 2015
Where is the proof to back up what you are saying. What are you basing this on ? All I see is an accusation with no basis or support to explain why. I used carb krunchers bagels and bread when I was on atkins a few years back. I ate eggs on their everything bagel nearly every day, with cheese on it, and used their bread for sandwiches, tuna, chicken salad, etc. Inside of a 8 days, I lost 7 pounds, no joke. If they were truly not low carb, this would not happen. I know, I have tried my share of low carb products. One product I am disappointed in is Dreamfields
Pasta, though it tastes good and the quality is good, it is not as low in carb as originally claimed and I notice they change their packaging. It is lower glycemic, but doing atkins and testing for ketone fat burn, it would slow down considerably after eating it, but not when I ate carb krunchers products. So let's see some science to back up your accusations, what say ?
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anne999
March 28 2015
I tried to edit my comment but it didn't work. I had not realized there was a video, I just read what was written, but having seen the video, I can't help but wonder if the products changed or were bought out by another company. There used to be an address, name and contact number on the package and I actually talked to the company back then. This was 6 years ago, but i have purchased them since then, about a year and a half ago. I didn't notice any changes. Keep in mind, those tests only show total carbs, fiber must be deducted from the total carbs to get the net "usable" carb number. Back then I used to give them to my Dad also who was diabetic and there was no spike in his sugar.

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erdoke
March 28 2015
Fiberless carbs (and those without any organic acids) shoot up your insulin to the roof. High amount of fibers makes you constipated. What is better: avoiding these two altogether or playing a game of carbs and fibers with questionable outcome?
Before anybody asks, some nuts, sauerkraut, very dark chocolate and fruits supply well enough fibers to gut bacteria. Not to mention animal fibers, including your own mucin. There is no need to add anything on top when you are on high quality LCHF food. No constipation at all, especially if you can also forget about red wine...
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linda
November 28 2015
This is another 15 Bread Recipes That Are Low-Carb:
http://authoritynutrition.com/15-low-carb-bread-recipes/

and this one, Easy Breakfast Biscuits:
http://lowcarbyogurt.org/top-low-carb-bread-brands/
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T. Smith
November 1 2016
The best I have found is the Soul Bread recipe. My hubby and kids love it and they are not following the LCHF lifestyle. You can find the recipe on Pinterest and I'm sure if you search Google.
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Sam
November 5 2016
Thanks so much, Florinda, for this recipe. I make 'raw' flax crackers all the time in my Excalibur dehydrator. This is actually 'bready'. For a change of pace try adding 1/4 cup plain cocoa powder and up the stevia one or two packs. Oh, yum!!
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Jack
May 14 2018
IS Carbquik ok to use? It has 16 carbs and 14 fiber and 2 net carbs. Can someone answer this question? PLEASE.

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Janee
January 17 2019
I am also curious about carbquik. if anyone has any information about this product I'm curious like Jack to hear about it.
Thanks!
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Janee
January 17 2019
I'm also curious about the great low carb bread company sesame bread.if anyone has any experience with this I am very interested.

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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
January 18 2019

IS Carbquik ok to use? It has 16 carbs and 14 fiber and 2 net carbs. Can someone answer this question? PLEASE.

Carbquik is not a good option due to the wheat. Wheat is inflammatory and should be avoided on a ketogenic diet.
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
January 18 2019

I am also curious about carbquik. if anyone has any information about this product I'm curious like Jack to hear about it.
Thanks!

Carbquik is not a good option due to the wheat. Wheat is inflammatory and should be avoided on a ketogenic diet.
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
January 18 2019

I'm also curious about the great low carb bread company sesame bread.if anyone has any experience with this I am very interested.

Sesame bread is not a good option due to the wheat. Wheat is inflammatory and should be avoided on a ketogenic diet. There are 4 different named wheat products in this bread.
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Markus
January 22 2019
They (sesame seeds) are NOT wheat and do not contain wheat.
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robyn solock
January 23 2019
Is sugar free bread good to eat? It has 9 carbs per slice?

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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
January 24 2019

Is sugar free bread good to eat? It has 9 carbs per slice?

Commercial bread is not a good option due to the wheat. Wheat is inflammatory and should be avoided on a ketogenic diet.
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Judith
February 9 2019
Voice of experience...have been eating low carb bread company bread and lc tortillas for over a year. Counted the published carbs. Didn't murder blood glucose readings but A1 C kept going up and up and up. Weight up, jeans tighter and...Thought T2D getting terminal after 50+ years despite 5 years low carb, 3 years keto (too much fat for my frame). Came upon youtube? video on how grinding grain into flour changes the carb profile (can't find it again to save my soul - sorry). Stunned! Knocked off all low carb commercial products immediately. Took my Blood glucose only 3 days to get and stay below 100 (US measure). and about the same for me to start losing weight again!!! Took ketones a bit longer to return to good levels, took muscles even longer to stop cramping when exercising. Problem solved. Saved me fron going on continuous BG monitoring! I stay on slow acting Lantus overnite but maybe not forever as fastings gradually diminishing.
I honestly don't think these companies deliberately lied about the carb content--think perhaps they didn't get carbs officially analyzed before and after grinding (and / or other probably innocent variables)?
I had gotten early comments by everal low carb sites that 'some people cant eat wheat, knowing I had never been allergic to wheat and of course thought I was exempted fro consequences). other stupid mistake of mine -- not realizing thtt grinding grain is a form 'processing' and thus .......!
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Cube
February 20 2019
I don't understand why wheat is so bad if one has never had an allergy to wheat in the past. Why is it not good in a keto diet?
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Dee
April 12 2019
Wheat & gluten allergy along with all the other stuff now a days is taken to the extreme or overboard. It’s only inflammatory if you have an allergy to it. There millions of people who do perfectly find with eating wheat or gluten.

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Stephanie
April 28 2019
I’m not sure that’s true, Dee. Even if you don’t have an allergy or sensitivity to wheat/grain(s) you still can be adversely affected. For more info on this topic you may want to check out the following books: Wheat Belly and Grain Brain. Grains have changed so much over the decades!
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Stephanie
April 28 2019
A big part of it is glyphosate (Roundup), a pesticide that is also used as a drying agent and acts like an antibiotic after we ingest it, leading to leaky gut syndrome... it’s commonly found in grains as well as most conventional produce.
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Margaret
May 21 2019
On the ingredient label first thing I noticed was misspelled words. That in itself would've been a big heads up to me...
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Iris Walshe-Howling
June 28 2019
Aldi has a low carb sliced loaf which claims two slices for 5 grams. ? anyone know if its ok ?

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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
June 28 2019

Aldi has a low carb sliced loaf which claims two slices for 5 grams. ? anyone know if its ok ?

Unfortunately if it has wheat and/or soy in it, it's not going to be a good option.
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Patricia Moore
May 4 2020
The labels for Sami's Balery are very accurate in 2020. The next carbs in their Sourdough Low Carb bread per slice are 10- 8 grams of fiber which equals 2 Net Carbs per slice. If you ask. I can send a screenshot.

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