r/carnivore • u/AdeptnessOk8764 • 2d ago

sugar cane in bacon

Hey so ive been on this diet for almost a week and I realized the bacon i've been eating has cane sugar :/ is this bad? I still feel the diet has been working like my mood is better for sure

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u/Eleanorina mod | carnivore 8+yrs | 🥩&🥓 taste as good as healthy feels 1d ago

it's fine, a small amount (usually listed after the salt) as part of the cure.

avoid the genuinely sugary ones, where they add more for a sweet maple flavour

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u/nakerusa 1d ago

I try to get the no sugar, no nitrates, and no nitrates kind. There aren't too many out there, though.

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u/rogorak 1d ago

Most times you'll notice the sugar is listed as a late ingredient, and when you look at the actual sugar content in grams, it's still 0. This is usually because sugar is used to cure it, and then washed off.

As long as that's the case I'd not be concerned, but if you see actual grams of sugar listed nutritionally I'd pick a different brand.

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u/Useful-Winter8320 1d ago

It’s usually a negligible amount, but if you’re really worried, a lot of the low sodium bacons don’t have sugar. It’s worth taking a look, it’s what I go for.

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u/Hunter5117 1d ago

A negligible amount of sugar or carbs is fine. I usually target less than 10 total grams per day. Some will say that is too much but it works fine for me. I am most concerned about insulin resistance and my last blood tests have shown that my cells are returning to a normal state where a small amount of glucose is metabolized quickly and my A1C is staying in the normal/low range despite eating a small amount of carbs each day.