twice cooked chips

[massspec]

Does anyone have any info. re. twice cooked chips and potatoes, they seem to have a low carb content, and I am assuming they have been chilled after being cooked the first time Just wondered if they are acceptable as part of my diet; I am type 2.

 

[Kaylz]

Chips aren't generally that low carb? Neither are potatoes generally, obviously depends on the serving size but 100g baby potatoes/Jersey Royals are the lower carb potatoes at only 15g

Unfortunately none of us can advise if they are acceptable for you, we are all individuals and tolerate foods differently so where they may be ok for one they wouldn't be so great for the next, the only way to find if you can tolerate them is to test before eating and then again 2 hours after looking for no more than a 2-3mmol rise
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[Inka]

Does anyone have any info. re. twice cooked chips and potatoes, they seem to have a low carb content, and I am assuming they have been chilled after being cooked the first time Just wondered if they are acceptable as part of my diet; I am type 2.

If it’s done by weight, then perhaps the twice-cooked ones are simply lighter?

 

[Leadinglights]

I would not have thought that in the scale of things it would not be much different in that oven chips which are essentially precooked are 10g carb per 33g chips and deep fried chips 12g carb per 33g chips, that is about 3 fat chips or 6 skinny chips.
I can think of better things to have for my 10g carb which would be more tasty.

 

[Thebearcametoo]

My only guess is that they have more oil to potato as they’re twice fried ‍♀️ Cooling/freezing carbohydrates like pasta can give you resistant starch which is slower to digest meaning fewer spikes but doesn’t actually reduce the carb count on them. I wonder if a similar thing is going on with twice cooked chips but it would depend on how you make them as often they’re just pat dried between the first and second frying not chilled.