Is Tapioca Fiber Keto?

Tapioca fiber may be in your so-called keto-friendly products, but is it actually a keto-friendly ingredient?

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Timestamps
0:09 Where does tapioca come from?
0:19 Is tapioca high in carbs?
0:55 Soluble tapioca fiber
1:50 IMO

Today we’re going to talk about tapioca, and I’m going to answer the question, “is tapioca fiber keto-friendly?”

Where does tapioca come from?
Tapioca is a starch that comes from the cassava plant.

It’s actually quite high in carbohydrates. In fact, the carbohydrates from cassava flour are 25% more than white flour.

If we compare tapioca flour to almond flour, this is what we find:

• 1/4 cup tapioca flour — 27 net carbs
• 1/4 cup almond flour — 3 net carbs

There is an ingredient found in many so-called “keto-friendly” products called soluble tapioca fiber. Soluble tapioca fiber is the same thing as prebiotic tapioca and organic non-GMO tapioca fiber.

Soluble tapioca fiber is a big source of IMO, which is a common sweetener. I used to think this was fine, but I no longer recommend it. More recent studies show that IMO has the same glycemic effect as glucose and dextrose. It’s actually worse to use than sugar. If you want to eat keto-friendly foods and stay in ketosis, you may want to stay away from tapioca flour and tapioca fiber.

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, 56 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of The New Body Type Guide and other books published by KB Publishing. He has taught students nutrition as an adjunct professor at Howard University. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

Disclaimer:
Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Check your keto products for tapioca fiber, you may want to stay away from it if you’re trying to stay in ketosis.

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[ShaneZettelmier]

I’ve studied the tapioca powder. The reason being is it works really good as a binder four breading to fry in like fried chicken. Even Net 18 carbs you’re spreading that over eight or 10 pieces of chicken, And a huge amount of that breading mixture is going to be left behind in the bowl or in the pan, so you’re probably looking at a gram of carbs per piece of chicken or less. That’s pretty much the only way I would use it, not as a sweetener but as a binder to mix with a breading for frying chicken. The carbs in the tapioca powder or pretty close to all purpose wheat flour or corn starch so I’m not sure it’s much of an improvement other than possibly not being something that causes inflammation but when using it with a keto breading mix, it would be using a lot less. I don’t think I’d use it for anything other than that though. :/

Steve at serious keto did a test where on an empty stomach after fasting he consumed 2 tablespoons of it, one just mix them with water and one cooked into an egg waffle and one cooked into chicken broth. He had a negligible glycemic spike but it was anywhere from 20 to 50 points, so consuming a tiny bit and breading I don’t think would make much of a difference but it’s definitely not something you want to use in any quantity. :/

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It's staple food in kerala, a southern state in India. Fish curry with tapioca is heavenly 😊😊

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[FranciscoSchwartz]

Tapioca has been consumed here in Brazil for a long long time... people through in the frying pan without anything so that it takes form, then one can put literally anything from sweat to savoury, then just close it as an omelette and enjoy.

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Dr Berg start checking your recipes on your website... You recommend some Swerve brand stuff, and it includes a ton of carbs and tapioca/cassava starches...

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[CalmVibesVee]

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Mr. Berg I bought tapioca pudding by mistake of rice pudding today and had to what is tapioca. Thanks for the explanation on this product and many others daily. Your research is viable daily.

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I LOVE tapioca pudding. With that many carbs, I'm glad I haven't eaten it since I started keto. Thank you for this video.

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I would like to hear your opinion on the subject of konjac (konjac root / powder and the products created from it, such as the Shirataki Noodles). Thanks for all Dr.Berg!