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Hidden carbs / Fiber & gum

Is cellulose keto?

Keto-friendlyFiber: subtract it

Yes. Plant fiber used to stop shredded cheese clumping and to thicken sauces. Not digested, no net carbs.

What it is

Cellulose is the structural fiber in plants. Powdered cellulose keeps shredded cheese from clumping, and cellulose gum and methylcellulose thicken sauces and hold plant-based foods together. Your body does not digest it, so it adds no net carbs.

How to count it

It is fiber, so subtract it from total carbs like any other fiber.

Mostly not digested, so they are subtracted from total carbs. A couple are debated.

Where you will find it

  • Shredded cheese
  • Sauces and dressings
  • Plant-based meats
  • Supplements

Also listed as

powdered cellulosemicrocrystalline cellulosecellulose gelcellulose gumcarboxymethylcellulosesodium carboxymethylcellulosecarboxymethyl cellulosemethylcellulosehydroxypropyl methylcellulosehpmccellulose fiber
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Quick answers

Is cellulose keto?

Yes. Plant fiber used to stop shredded cheese clumping and to thicken sauces. Not digested, no net carbs.

Does cellulose count toward net carbs?

Fiber: subtract it. It is fiber, so subtract it from total carbs like any other fiber.

What is cellulose?

Cellulose is the structural fiber in plants. Powdered cellulose keeps shredded cheese from clumping, and cellulose gum and methylcellulose thicken sauces and hold plant-based foods together. Your body does not digest it, so it adds no net carbs.

What other names does it go by on a label?

powdered cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, carboxymethylcellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, methylcellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hpmc, cellulose fiber.

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