Does anyone know how much just 1 tablespoon of flour has? Somone please let me know, as fitday and the carb counter here do not calculate that small of a portion. Any help would be thankful!

Rachel

Hello. According to MasterCook, 1 tablespoon of flour has 6 grams of carbs. Hope this helps.

Good grief! I didn't think it would be that many. Oh well, was needing something for a thickner, but I guess I'll use a couple of egg yolk instead. Thanks a million T Bird!

Rachel

Anytime...MasterCook is great!

Flour has 95.39g carbohydrates and 3.38 g fiber. Subtract the fiber for a total of 93.01 and divide by 16 because there are 16 Tbsp. in a cup. The ECC is 5.8 per Tbsp. You can save it as a custom food on fitday by dividing all the nutrients by 16.

To get fitday to do this for you when there is no measurement for 1 Tbsp. but there is for a cup, simply type in .0625 which is the percentage for 1/16 of a cup, equalling 1 Tbsp.

Karen

Rachel,

I recently "bit the bullet" and paid about $12 for a small package of xanthan gum at the health food store. I hadn't wanted to spend that much, but it has been worth every penny for thickening. I'm so glad I finally did it.

After fiber subtraction, it comes out to 1 carb for 1 TBS.

I have only used up to 1 tsp. for large amounts needing thickening so I expect it to last for a long time.

Thanks Recipe Gal. Does this stuff have any taste to it?
Cause if you use flour it adds a taste to the food that I dont generally like.

Rachel

Rachel, I have just recently started to use Xanthan gum also, and love it. I have not used it much for baking, but do put it in when making a shake in the blender. Gives it a nice consistency. Also, use it to thicken gravy. As far as I can tell, it doesn't impart any taste. After a comment from Karen, I also use a tiny bit of it when whipping cream. You know how the bottom of the bowl gets a little watery when the whipping cream sits for awhile?? Doesn't happen if you add xanthan gum. I whipped two cups of cream the other night as I was having company, and probably used less than a teaspoon in the whole thing. And it stayed in great form!!! Hubby is even thinking of using it when he does his brithday creation for our daughter. We have an old family recipe for brown sugar icing, which involves boiling just to the right consistency. If you don't get it right, it's either hard as a rock, or runs off. Adding xanthan seems to help a lot. Just for your informaiton.

Glenda

Thanks Glenda. I will definitely try to find some, although we only have one health food store here. This place is still stuck in the carb ages. This store sells mostly organic, and low fat foods. I generally have to pay an arm and a leg for my low carb products at GNC. Perhaps there is a place online to buy it? I'll have to check it out. Thanks again, you've been real helpful!

Rachel

Rachel, I was bored at work and found a link for you to buy Xanthan gum online.

https://www.bobsredmill.com/catalog...&product_ID=431

I have been buying more and more stuff online lately, you really can get whatever you want delivered to your door!!

When do you add the Xanithum gum to the water or liquid? Cold or hot? I was going to make some prime rib and wanted to thicken the juice.


Amazin77

Amazin: I think you can add it anytime. I have done it both hot and cold and it seems to work fine. Just whisk it well when you add to hot. OR you could add it to a small amount of water first like you would cornstarch, although I think it thickens up pretty quickly when you do it this way.

Glenda

Do you have a hand held blender? It's the best way to get xanthan gum into a liquid. Sprinkle it evenly and lightly over the surface and blend like crazy. Or you can throw it all in a blender, add the gum and blend.

Karen

I found some xanthan gum at the health food store...but it was in a little spice bottle...for 5 bucks. Anyway...why do you need to blend it? and what will happen if you don't?

Rachel

Rachel, if you don't blend it, I think it will clump!!! It needs to be evenly distributed. Try the bulk section at the health food store. I buy my xanthan gum just in bulk out of a big jar. Cheaper than what you have found I think!!!

Glenda