but it seems reasonable to me that the commercial tests paid for by the flour manufacturers might be more accurate. Also here is an alternative theory as to why coconut flour is good for many people despite being low-starch rather than starch-free: like the celery root that Alinus eats, it probably contains beneficial components that often (but not always) out-weigh the effects of the starch.
Absolultely no offense taken but I think we will have to agree to disagree on this one. Here are my reasons:
1 - Fresh coconut meat does not test positive for starch so why would the flour as it's just dried coconut meat milled into powder. Hubby Jon can eat fresh coconut no worries.
2 - Jon is very sensitive to starch and will even react to small amounts of starch like spices eg ginger. And garlic. And this is despite the fact that these foods are meant to be 'beneficial' to arthritis. So I'm not sure about the whole benefits out-weighing starch argument.
3 - According to the nutrition info panel on the coconut flour I buy here in NZ...it has 59.3% total carbs of which 6.8% is sugar and 37.6% is fibre.
Supposedly that leaves 14.9% starch! There is no way Jon would be able to eat something with 15% starch and walk the next day.
4 - It passes the iodine test. This is a chemical reaction which cannot be argued with. If I trusted food lists and nutrition panels rather than the test Jon would be in a wheelchair right now. For example apparently cooked pumpkin has 0.1% starch, cooked carrot and cauliflower 0.2% so surely these would be safe on NSD? NO WAY! Jon reacts to them big time and what do ya know test them with iodine and they are black black black.
So I don't believe coconut flour is starchy at all. I don't believe the nutrition panel on products are necessarily accurate. I suspect it was something else in the recipe used or perhaps something else consumed that day or over the last few days that caused the problem. Or perhaps the extremely high fibre level could be a problem for some?
As I said agree to disagree. I'm a stubborn old mule aren't I?! haha!
All the best, no offence intended.
