Can you eat coconut flour on keto?

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asked Sep 30, 2019 in Weight Loss/Dieting by Jkrampa998 (280 points)
Can you eat coconut flour on keto?

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answered Oct 3, 2019 by RonyMoris (540 points)
Yes you can eat coconut flour or bake with coconut flour when you're on a Keto diet.

The coconut flour and foods baked with coconut flour are low in carbs which makes it a great flour to bake with when you're on a keto diet.

I like to bake with coconut flour more than I do with regular flour but the coconut flour is a bit harder to work with than regular flour when it comes to baking.

The coconut flour does make the baked goods taste much better though than the regular flour but it takes some time to learn how to work with the coconut flour.

But if you do use coconut flour eventually you'll get the hang of it but when some baked goods call for regular flour you should use regular flour and only use coconut flour if the baked goods do not call for it.

Because some baked goods will not turn out as good with coconut flour when regular flour is needed.
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answered Aug 15, 2022 by layla (60,790 points)
Coconut flour is commonly used in gluten-free and grain-free foods such as cupcakes, bread, and cookies.

It can be found in most grocery stores and online. Summary. Coconut flour is made from dried, ground coconut flesh.

It has a mild taste and a texture similar to wheat flour.

There are potential health benefits to using coconut flour instead of wheat flour.

Coconut flour has a lower glycemic index rating than wheat flour, meaning it takes longer to digest and absorb the carbohydrates in it.

It also contains more fiber and protein than wheat flour.

Coconut flour is good for up to 18 months before it goes bad.

Since coconut flour is rich in oils and other nutrients it can go bad sooner than traditional flour so unlike regular flour that can last for more than a few years the coconut flour cannot.

So you need to use the coconut flour up within 18 months before it goes bad.

After 18 months the coconut flour will go rancid and should be thrown out.

Coconut flour does have a taste to it even when you bake with it.

The coconut flour has a coconut flavor taste to it so if you bake something with the coconut flour then the baked goods will have a coconut taste.

If you do not like the taste of coconut then you won't likely like the taste of anything baked using coconut flour.

Coconut flour is a good flour to bake with but if you don't want the coconut taste in the baked goods then using coconut flour would not be a good idea.

You're better off using regular flour to bake something when you don't want it tasting like coconut.

Coconut flour does make good baked goods though but it's up to the person as to whether they like the taste or not.

Some people like the coconut flour taste and some people do not.

If your recipe calls for all purpose flour then you must use all purpose wheat based flour and cannot substitute the all purpose flour with coconut flour if you want your recipe to turn out correctly.

Since coconut flour is not a grain based flour it can be tricky to work with to get the correct consistency in certain recipes.

If you do substitute coconut flour for all purpose flour then you usually want to use less coconut flour in the recipe than you would with all purpose flour.

Coconut flour also has a different taste than all purpose flour so the recipe may not be as good as it would be had you used all purpose flour.

I would recommend using all purpose flour in a recipe that calls for it but if you want to use coconut flour instead then you certainly can do so but the recipe may not turn out as good.

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