This video is the result of hours and hours of work and I want to thank you for that. My takeaway is that the seeded bread is the best in general since I don't eat burger buns much.
I have to chime in in agreement with everyone else as to how much I appreciate all the work that you put in to your videos. I'm also glad that you use these products the way you would normally use them. the dry bread tasting, or however a lot of times they get tested doesn't really give us a good answer of how it's going to affect us in everyday life. I really appreciate you, and I am glad that you're sticking in there with us. stay as safe as you can, God bless!
FYI - Each of these tests was done in a fasted state where my glucose had been stable for several hours, with a blood sugar in the mid 90s or lower. Timing on the test varied a bit from day to day depending on when I felt hungry and when I could film (based on the availability of the kitchen).
I'm wondering if you have a summary drop-down with all of the bread you have tested. I'm looking for healthy life which is basically what I have found I liked the best but it's not super low carb but then again I don't eat a lot of bread so I'm going to try one of them you mention that takes the gold card to pay for it. And I have to buy four or eight loaves which is a crazy amount of bread for me even if I freeze it. But for quick grilled sandwich I'm using this healthy life white or sometimes wheat. It seems all of them have wheat junk in the ingredients, along with the Whey Protein Isolate. Aldi breads have that weird sponge and taste of air because it doesn't have enough normal bread ingredients in it. So I don't care about testing those brands. Just the healthy life, if you haven't already. I don't even know how to quickly figure it out honestly. Which is why I'm asking for a list with links back to your videos.
@@HopeWins777 I have a playlist of the breads I've reviewed. I plan to review a couple more of the commonly requested breads in the coming months, then I'll do a summary video of all of them.
I would appreciate testing the GF versions as this has wheat /starches/raisins which will cause insulin and glucose spikes. Would be interested if the amylose version of keto bread would have the same impact. Likely yes but would be interesting to confirm. Thanks for the video.
Same here! IIRC, the GF versions have 1 fewer net carbs per slice (1 vs 2) than the non-GF, but the loaves are a bit more expensive. If we figure out the impact is nil, the extra $1-$2 would be worth it, IMO!
Seems like the results people have with these are all across the board.... some people have no reaction, others have a reaction. Leads to very mixed views.
@@Sam-dc9bg So do your own test. Carbonut bread for me has been a God send. I only eat one slice and it doesn't spike my B.S. at all. I hate Chaffles Blah mozzarella cheese with egg. All that cheese binds a person.
This review is precisely the reason I trust your opinion over any other Keto You-Tuber. I will probably never buy the bread, since I enjoy making my own (Diedra's yeast buns and Black Tie's pizza crust are my go-to). But, this level of detailed testing really does help the community. Thanks for your investment of time, energy and expense!
Thanks so much for this video, Steve! I’ve been eating Carbonaut bread for awhile now. I buy it at Costco and don’t mind the price at all as I only have a slice a day. My favourite is the seeded bread and I agree with you about the cinnamon raisin. It’s a game changer for me for hotdogs and hamburgers as well.
I was looking up for keto bread recipes, and in Canadian dollars, it would cost me about $15 or more to make only ONE keto loaf at home using ingredients such as egg white powder or different flours and powders (almond, coconut, psyllium husk, etc.). At Costco, it's cheaper to buy this Carbonaut bread that comes in a 2-pack at ~$12.50 or sometimes less! That's roughly $6.25 per loaf! 😃 I usually love cooking from scratch, but I don't want to break the bank either for fancy ksto ingredients. XD lol
Thanks for the testing Steve. This video reinforces what I have been considering for a while. I believe that the best bread that I can put in my body is some that I make myself. I have a lot to deal with before January 1, so my major bread and noodle making will probably have to wait until next year. I'm gotta try the spherification inspired spaghetti noodles and some PSMF egg white bread to get me through the rest of this year. Hopefully January will give me the opportunity to put on my mad scientist chef's hat.
That was a lot of work Steve. Thanks for all the effort and sharing your findings. I wish there was some good tasting bread that did not spike glucose. Until that becomes available, I am not eating bread. That will be very difficult over the holidays, but I feel too good to let that fail happen.
I really appreciate your time & work. I'm type 2. I don't really miss bread all that much - with the exception of pizza crust. I've been making the fathead dough pizza & my family enjoys them as do I. Doesn't have the texture but I add yeast and the flavor helps it seem more like a traditional pizza. Thank you for all you do. People have to realize they none of us will react the same as you did - even if we all eat identical sandwiches. I'm still learning how my body reacts and I've only been doing keto since March so I still have a ways to go. I appreciate all the information you share. ❤
If you like a crisp crust try using carb balance tortillas, you crisp them in a frying pan dry then build your pizza on top they're amazing a lot less fuss then messing with that fat head dough
Wife and I tried the white and seeded varieties a few months ago. We both thought it was OK, for "store bought" (comes in a plastic bag type) bread. She is more concerned about carbs than I am. I have been eating a slice of Ezekial bread 2-3 times per week, so 10 carbs added to a meal does not bother me. She was more concerned about the idea of modified starches as ingredients. Me not so much. We bought 2 loafs and decided the price was not worth the convenience. Plus, if we are going to "waste carbs" , it had better taste better than store bought bread. Like Sierra Nevada Ale, for instance.
This was very interesting. I wonder if Dave’s killer bread would have more fiber in it, if the blood glucose response would have been different. 12 g of fiber in the buns is quite a bit, and I wonder if that is really a good idea. Many of the keto breads give me digestive issues when they contain a ton of fiber. I also have the feeling with keto products in general when they stick in a ton of fiber that it’s sort of cheating. I think for many it is better to pay attention to total carbs instead of net carbs.
I really wanted to believe in resistant starches after reading studies on it, but the results from my glucose meter say it is BS. Anytime I see Resistant Starch of any product I stay away, also their are so many great keto bread recipes (I prefer the ones with Vital Wheat Glutton)
The best "white bread" we have found so far is Sola bread. We buy it at Costco. But Walmart stocks it in our area now. The Sola sweet and buttery version is great. I do what I call the Yawn test. If I eat something and I have a blood sugar spike, after about and hour I will be yawning like crazy. If there is no yawning, then no sugar spike! So far this Sola bread passes the yawn test. But, I am always eating it with something, eggs, bacon, sausage, maybe some lunch meat with mayo. You get it. Could be something to the idea of "fat blunt ". (Not the kind of fat blunt you smoke)
I'm only concerned with carbs.. glucose isn't an issue for me.. I'm not even close to diabetic issues.. I buy the low carb bread at grocery.. I'll be searching for this bread.. esp the buns.
Great analysis. Ive tried all the “keto” breads and the Carbonaut has been the winner on texture, taste and mouth feel compared to whole grain bread. Still, whenever I see a LOT of fibre like psyllium and tapioca starch I think its used to “cancel” out the carb base. Especially sweet bars like Quest. Seems a bit of a cheat and I think your video says that. Your body still recognizes complex starch as glucose. period.
Fiber does NOT cancel out carbs. That is an error in understanding. The way it works is when a fiber is a technical carb, but is undigestible, ( though a technical carb ) it can be subtracted from the total carbs. It's a point of of a lot of confusion. So much so, some people think if they eat the equivalent amount of psyllium husk fiber it will actually cancel out sugar or bread starch. I ASSURE YOU AS A CHEMIST, THIS IS NOT TRUE AT ALL. I hope this explanation helps. And I do wish someone on youtube would explain this better in their vids. However, this is a stone cold correct explanation.
i'm a bit sad they seem to have changed the raisin bread. it used to not be powdery and much firmer like the white/wheat. not exactly but not powdery and falling apart all the time. i've stopped buying this bread because of the change.
I like the Carbonaut Gluten Free white bread. It has 1 net carb per slice. Pretty good, but I agree it has a strange kind of “powdery” texture to it. It reminded me of stories I’ve heard of bakers adding plaster of Paris to their bread dough during war times to make it go further. I’m sure this doesn’t have plaster in it, just an impression I get when I eat it. Still, if you are Keto AND Gluten Free, pickin’s are slim.
Very helpful video. I've been eating carbonaut white and seeded bread for awhile. I was surprised to see the spikes it created. I believe my body is pretty fat adapted, but I don't do much measuring of anything. Glad to see overall the effect on you was minimal.
I've been eating for 1 month the Gluten-Free 1g Carbonaut bread w/ my sister on Keto & we love it. The problem is I can't find anyone who has tested this bread on glucose & ketone changes. I'm pre-diabetic & have to watch my insulin spikes especially because i'm trying to lose weight. Does anyone know if it has been tested before? These are the ingredients: Modified resistant tapioca starch, high oleic sunflower oil, native cornstarch, psyllium chicory root fiber, yeast, modified cellulose, coconut sugar, rice bran, xanthan gum, natural flavor, salt. I'm willing to go back to WHOLE FOODS & buy another brand if someone has a better suggestion.
I know the glucose tests are (literally) a pain, buy I find them very helpful. Also, as you said, own your own results! When you eat a product like this, is there a difference between the glucose response in a person who has been in ketosis for 2 years vs, a person who has just started? Probably. The body adapts and a long term low-carb diet which helps you to heal and clean your liver, will likely be more forgiving when eating the occasional higher carb meal.
OK, that was fantastic. I have recently found Carbonaut and it was a game changer. I really appreciate your time and effort to provide this info. Thanks so much!
Thanks Steve for this eagerly anticipated review of Carbonaut breads. I get all of these from Costco in Canada and is pretty much the only bread me and my wife will eat. We weren't fans of the seeded one but the white and buns are great. We're not diabetic and we don't eat them all the time but when we get the urge for a grilled cheese or a burger, they're good to curb those cravings. I was a little disappointed to see those spikes in your glucose however looks like it doesn't knock you out of ketosis. Another "bread" we often eat are Broghies. Low everything even though they are made with popped wheat. Great to eat with eggs or topped with cheese. If you toast and butter them, they smell like buttered popcorn. Would be cool if you could review those :-)
Ive been eating Carbonaut for over a year. Im a T2D and my A1C hasn’t budged. Its Been 5.3 since 2019. So Id say, monitor yourself and see how your own body reacts.
Hi Steve. Carbonaut has a gluten free keto bread as well that really good and doesn't spike me. I haven't tried the ones with wheat gluten as it always spike gives me spikes. Found at whole foods for $6.00.
That's the one that says 1g of net carbs on the bag vs 2g? The white bread I get at whole foods is very different looking than the white bread he had here. The ingredients are closer to the ingredients of the raisin bread he had here, tapioca starch, etc.
Thanks again Steve. I’m certainly not as fat adapted so I’ll be staying away, even as a treat. Actually I’ll be staying away from all “Keto” breads, except for any I make at home.
Just wondering. There is sugar in tomatoes. Those of us that are reactive to glucose, I wonder what it would be without the tomato. I know it is a small amount but this is dum deeeeeeeee dum, SCIENCE.
I feel that the important thing is that I tested both the same way. And even though one had 3 slices and the other had two, the three slices were thinner.
I think for people low carb and not very insulin sensitive it is a good option once in a while. There is another Utube video where this bread did not spike the blood glucose.. For me I need to lose 50lbs but I have excellent blood glucose levels(why I cant explain bcos am heavier than I should be)...The whole thing still points out the BIOINDIVIDUALITY. I have no significant spikes whatsoever even when I eat high carby meals. So I eat carbanout bread once in 2 weeks and I am Ok. I guess we are all so different but I so wonder why? I am 50lbs overweight but I am non diabetic and never have spikes...It surprises me!
Thank you for this video! I have been eating this bread and love it but I havent had test strips to check my glucose. I appreciate your review on this product. It is a fantastic bread! but from your video review I will probably compromise and cut back a bit.
You had more tomato on one burger than the other. Both had tomato, but one had 3 slices and one had two thinner slices. Don’t know if that makes any difference.
I bought the other (4th kind) loaf from Whole Foods in the light blue package that has 1 net gram of carbs. No seeds, no wheat products & hard to find. Liked the consistency but it did taste kind of powdery as you said. LOVED it toasted but it was super expensive. Bought it twice, don't think I'll buy it again I didn't do a glucose test so don't know what it did. I wouldn't try the other 3 purely because of the ingredients.
The price at Costco is actually very reasonable if you compare it to literally any other store bought keto bread. Plus it's not frozen little bricks. I love carbonaut bread. The bagels not so much. I wish I could find the buns now!
I'm starting my fifth month of keto and I still love my chaffles, at least one every day. Am I the only one? I'm just as happy as can be with all the different varieties, many recipes from Steve. Just thought I'd ask.
Anytime I need bread for a burger, sandwich or even pizza...I just make chaffles. Chaffle ingredients in a non-stick skillet(gotta flip it) makes a nice pizza crust. Close enough for me. Especially for a burger bun!
Thank you for all the time and effort put into testing this product. It is so helpful to see the data. I haven't tried this bread before and not sure it's even available in my area. I hope your recovering well from your surgery .
I wish you had tested the seeded bread alone with butter like the first 2 ... I am very curious if the readings would have been more comparable to the white bread when eaten alone with butter.
Thank you so much for doing a review of carbonaut bread! While still reasonable when combining it with fat, ultimately I think it should be eaten sparingly. Base culture does a clean keto bread that would be interesting to see a review on. Keep up the good work, Steve!
Thank you so much for the review! I really liked the comparison to the wheat bread. It kind of makes me think you could occasionally have a sandwich of real wheat bread without too bad of a blood sugar spike and remain fat adapted. However, it would cause inflammation but still good to know. I think I would rather do that than pay that much for the bread. But still good to have another alternative on the market. It makes you wonder though, did the wheat bread not spike you that much because of the type of wheat and other ingredients in the bread. I know that fat blunts a blood sugar spike but could it also be other things that would normally be put in bread such as preservatives, or other mystery ingredients? I think it would be interesting to find out.
I did find that I liked the carbonaut bread quite a bit. I ended up finding my at Sprouts. They have a few breads all in that $6 price range. Or at least they use to. Oroweat makes a keto bread that is pretty decent too. Even available at walmarts :)
I feel so bad about the cinnamon raisin bread, I wanted to love it so much and I kept trying it I really did hoping the taste would change.. but normal or toasted it's just too gummy, it's the only way I can describe it:-(
A correction from a past statement. PSMF buns will hold up to a burger. Not a slice of the loaf bread. I have also shaped some into hotdogs type shapes... not too horrible
Same here things I used to Crave before eating low carb I don't crave them anymore and so I kind of don't understand why they would create these things and the whole point is to get away from those things that made unhealthy in the first place you can make your own keto bread pretty cheaply I would go for that instead of buying expensive keto breads mostly because they add ingredients that aren't good for you
I haven't seen this in Atlanta either. I've tried Sola and Aldi's but I'm not a fan of either. I'll stick with the updated version of PSMF bread that has yolks or yolk powder in them, it's really very good
@13:21 comparing the ingredients, the white bread has whole wheat flour, plus the serving size is different. 1 slice 34g / 1 bun 65g ... roughly 4g net c's for the white burger version(2 slices) and 3g net c's for the bun. Regardless, do you have plans to do blood tests for the homemade bread recipes, Keto Upgrade or Keto Fusion for example? They seem to use less sketchy ingredients and starches.
I will try this. When I eat low carb bread I only eat 1 slice cut 2/3 & 1/3, use 2/3 on the bottom. It's less carbs & still gets the bread part of a sandwich you want. I do 1/2 a bun. I freeze it so I don't waste any. Defrost 3power in microwave 20ish seconds. I enjoyed the tests & appreciate your videos!👏🙏
Doesn't seem like Carbonaut (thusly named because price is out-of-this-world) is available in Utah here that I can see. Good "graphology" on this vid. Kudos on Highfalutin's props for ya on the Chinoodles!
I just found this video...I really appreciate your honesty! I'm disappointed in the results, cause I just tried the seeded version and I was blown away by the taste and texture! I was like "This is BREAD?! ACTUAL bread!" Lol...So much better than the experience with the other (just as expensive) keto bread I previously had. Well...I mean...I have a whole loaf to enjoy now and not letting it go to waste, but I may need to freeze half of it and enjoy it less often, if it has those kind of glucose spikes and you're more fat adapted than I am...Darn it! Lol 😂
Hi Dave! Thanks so much for this. I use a carbonaut white bread but it has different ingredients than your labels. Perhaps they've changed the ingredients since you made this video. Next time consider weighing the different breads to do a gram for gram comparison.
2 days ago I was at my local Kroger / Smith's grocery store and found a bread by Oroweat that said KETO with only 2 net carbs. Compared to all the other keto breads, this one tastes like bread chews like bread and really has the sandwich bread down pat. I just paid $4.17 for a 20 oz loaf. Not a bad price and available at the local grocery store so no special shopping to get it. We do not have Aldi's in Albuquerque New Mexico and I am a Sam's member not a Costco member. Maybe you will try it out. I am a diabetic who is now on dialysis so I have fewer restrictions on my diet then I did when I just had CKD. I do hemodialysis at home 5 times a week for 2 hours a day and I can eat or drink anything I want. When I first learned about Keto I was in the advanced stages of CKD(Chronic Kidney Disease) and was told that a high protein diet was not good for kidney disease. If you get the opportunity check it out. You may or may not like it and it may or may not work in your keto lifestyle. Just works for me. And yes, my real name is Merry Christmas Claus and my husband's legal name is Santa Claus be well and happy holidays
I'm a T2D and I would still like to try it once to see what my numbers would do. My wife is also diabetic and we react differently to a lot foods. Like you said, your mileage may vary.
Thanks for doing all the testing Steve. I've been eating Carbonaut bread for over a year now. I keep it in the freezer and only take out a piece or two at a time. To have the odd sandwich I just don't care how much it costs. Here in Canada a lot of regular bread is $6.50 a loaf so to pay a couple dollars more isn't a deal breaker for me. I agree about the Cinnamon Raisin bread - it just seems to turn to mush. My favourite is the Oat Bread, which they didn't send you and then the Seeded Bread. I find they both need a bit of salt but that is easy to add. The only downside of the Seeded Bread is that no matter how careful I am I find those little black sesame seeds all over the house for a week. It is so worth it though. I'm going to make turkey stuffing with it this Thanksgiving.
I appreciated this video. However, it seems to me that when you were comparing the labels on white bread and the burger bun, you were saying the burger bun had much higher carbs.But that was comparing one slice of white bread (ie, the stated serving size) to a whole burger bun. But in the glucose test, you used two slices of white bread vs one burger bun so then, naturally the bun showed much lower effect on the glucose. This is another case of "tricky labeling".
I live in Australia, and there's a Mom and Pop company that makes the best keto friendly bread. I wish they could market it in America since we're moving back there next year. If you have an email address, I'll send you a photo of the ingredients. When I was in the U.S. this year, I checked all the products marketed as keto and found almost none that I actually wanted to add to my daily carbs. But this bread.... it doesn't cheat by insisting on "net" carbs, and I can eat 2 or 3 slices a week, whenever I feel a craving for bread. I'm going to phone them and ask them to get a kitchen in America and start making and selling the bread there.
With as many products that you test AND that spike your glucose, I wonder if you have and/or when you did come to a place where you restricted testing foods that might impact your glucose. If I were you I probably would try to not do testing's more than once per month. Maybe once every other month. I have a hard enough time staying in keto, after 4 years, just on the regular.
Thank you for such a comprehensive review. I tested my glucose levels when I first used carbonaut bread and didn't notice such a strong spike at two hours but now that I've seen your level results, I'm going to do 30 minutes tests to see if I have the same results and will stop buying it if that is the case. I really appreciate your sharing this information in such detail.
Im not type 2 diabetes just a low carb/keto lifestyle follower so this bread is a blessing. I am lucky my local grocery store carries this bread at $6.99 CAD which is cheaper than breads made with Chia that have that Chia taste 😒🙄. It's worth it to me to not have to make my own for the amount I eat. It freezes well too. Yay, dippy eggs are back!
The only way you will get any gluten taste or gluten strands, if you make bread with like bread flour, or all purpose flour. The alternate stuff in those breads won't get you any gluten. Just me going on what I have learned for making bread since I am going to try and get back into baking. Not sure how since like me I don't eat bread any more.
I am diabetic and have tried a couple of kinds of "Keto" bread and found out that my blood glucose goes up by at least 30 per slice, I will not be trying this one. Thanks
appears they removed the wheat starch so they could market it as gluten free, which makes it a fairly normal price. Celiacs aren't looking for "the best" bread, we're looking for the bread that can maintain its structure so we don't have to prep full course meals for lunch
Thanks, Steve, your really thorough test was super helpful. I've been keto for almost 3 years, and yea, I cheat sometimes. That's a fact. So, spending a little more money to cheat safer than real cheating is plus. And since most keto bread is not that good, and real bread isn't even that fun anymore, I'm happy to know an occasional burger can happen. Can't do it all the time or I'll turn into a blimp, and I know I will need to check things against my own personal response, but if it's actually decent tasting and I can recover in a day...I'm thrilled!
Thank you Steve for doing such a comprehensive test of this bread. I’ve been eating the seeded Carbonaut for a while so these results are depressing as I love this bread.
I’m new to keto, I’m just wondering if anyone can answer- is this good for people who aren’t worried about glucose levels and just want to lose weight- or should I also be working on my glucose levels to lose weight as well?
So I’ve been gluten free for years, this is the best gluten free bread I’ve had. For me it’s the texture, it’s not spongy (eggy) like other gluten free breads.
I’m pretty sure that the reason why the bun performed better is because that white bread is the one that is not gluten-free from what I understand I don’t like that one at all. I wish they would’ve sent you the one carb white bread it’s gluten-free, And it is pure white it’s not any of that brownish look. Thanks for all the work
Thank you for all your hard work with this video. Add this to the list of unnecessary keto products I can easily skip. These science experiment type products are annoying and really confuse people especially those new to keto/low carb. susie in the south!
This video is the result of hours and hours of work and I want to thank you for that. My takeaway is that the seeded bread is the best in general since I don't eat burger buns much.
I have to chime in in agreement with everyone else as to how much I appreciate all the work that you put in to your videos. I'm also glad that you use these products the way you would normally use them. the dry bread tasting, or however a lot of times they get tested doesn't really give us a good answer of how it's going to affect us in everyday life. I really appreciate you, and I am glad that you're sticking in there with us. stay as safe as you can, God bless!
Steve is the best.
FYI - Each of these tests was done in a fasted state where my glucose had been stable for several hours, with a blood sugar in the mid 90s or lower. Timing on the test varied a bit from day to day depending on when I felt hungry and when I could film (based on the availability of the kitchen).
I'm wondering if you have a summary drop-down with all of the bread you have tested. I'm looking for healthy life which is basically what I have found I liked the best but it's not super low carb but then again I don't eat a lot of bread so I'm going to try one of them you mention that takes the gold card to pay for it. And I have to buy four or eight loaves which is a crazy amount of bread for me even if I freeze it.
But for quick grilled sandwich I'm using this healthy life white or sometimes wheat. It seems all of them have wheat junk in the ingredients, along with the Whey Protein Isolate. Aldi breads have that weird sponge and taste of air because it doesn't have enough normal bread ingredients in it. So I don't care about testing those brands.
Just the healthy life, if you haven't already. I don't even know how to quickly figure it out honestly. Which is why I'm asking for a list with links back to your videos.
@@HopeWins777 I have a playlist of the breads I've reviewed. I plan to review a couple more of the commonly requested breads in the coming months, then I'll do a summary video of all of them.
I would appreciate testing the GF versions as this has wheat /starches/raisins which will cause insulin and glucose spikes. Would be interested if the amylose version of keto bread would have the same impact. Likely yes but would be interesting to confirm. Thanks for the video.
I am also interested in this, and I believe that the raisin bread *is* GF.
Same here! IIRC, the GF versions have 1 fewer net carbs per slice (1 vs 2) than the non-GF, but the loaves are a bit more expensive. If we figure out the impact is nil, the extra $1-$2 would be worth it, IMO!
@@rachelh900 Yes, the Cinnamon raisin bread is gluten free, and is about the price I would expect.
Please do a review for the GF.
Also interested in a review on the GF
My feeling of resistant starch. Nonsense for me. Anything I eat that is "resistant starch" spikes my blood sugar. Thanks for sharing.
Same here. 50 years a type 1 diabetic and I’ve given up trying such things after one disappointment after another after another…
The idea of resistant starch is pure nonsense and wishful thinking.
Me too
Seems like the results people have with these are all across the board.... some people have no reaction, others have a reaction. Leads to very mixed views.
@@Sam-dc9bg So do your own test. Carbonut bread for me has been a God send. I only eat one slice and it doesn't spike my B.S. at all. I hate Chaffles Blah mozzarella cheese with egg. All that cheese binds a person.
This review is precisely the reason I trust your opinion over any other Keto You-Tuber. I will probably never buy the bread, since I enjoy making my own (Diedra's yeast buns and Black Tie's pizza crust are my go-to). But, this level of detailed testing really does help the community. Thanks for your investment of time, energy and expense!
would you please post links/recipes to those breads, please? thanks!
Agree he is awesome!
Thanks so much for this video, Steve! I’ve been eating Carbonaut bread for awhile now. I buy it at Costco and don’t mind the price at all as I only have a slice a day. My favourite is the seeded bread and I agree with you about the cinnamon raisin. It’s a game changer for me for hotdogs and hamburgers as well.
I was looking up for keto bread recipes, and in Canadian dollars, it would cost me about $15 or more to make only ONE keto loaf at home using ingredients such as egg white powder or different flours and powders (almond, coconut, psyllium husk, etc.).
At Costco, it's cheaper to buy this Carbonaut bread that comes in a 2-pack at ~$12.50 or sometimes less! That's roughly $6.25 per loaf! 😃 I usually love cooking from scratch, but I don't want to break the bank either for fancy ksto ingredients. XD lol
Thanks for the testing Steve. This video reinforces what I have been considering for a while. I believe that the best bread that I can put in my body is some that I make myself. I have a lot to deal with before January 1, so my major bread and noodle making will probably have to wait until next year. I'm gotta try the spherification inspired spaghetti noodles and some PSMF egg white bread to get me through the rest of this year. Hopefully January will give me the opportunity to put on my mad scientist chef's hat.
Same here. Plus, vital wheat gluten is still wheat.
I really enjoy the bread I make. Haven’t really enjoyed store bought.
That was a lot of work Steve. Thanks for all the effort and sharing your findings. I wish there was some good tasting bread that did not spike glucose. Until that becomes available, I am not eating bread. That will be very difficult over the holidays, but I feel too good to let that fail happen.
Chaffles! You can always have chaffles.
I really appreciate your time & work. I'm type 2. I don't really miss bread all that much - with the exception of pizza crust. I've been making the fathead dough pizza & my family enjoys them as do I. Doesn't have the texture but I add yeast and the flavor helps it seem more like a traditional pizza.
Thank you for all you do. People have to realize they none of us will react the same as you did - even if we all eat identical sandwiches.
I'm still learning how my body reacts and I've only been doing keto since March so I still have a ways to go. I appreciate all the information you share. ❤
You could look at the pizza crust recipe by Black Tie Kitchen.
Same here, I make fathead or whatever, but I also add yeast to get the aroma.
If you like a crisp crust try using carb balance tortillas, you crisp them in a frying pan dry then build your pizza on top they're amazing a lot less fuss then messing with that fat head dough
@@rickhoupt6933 made with wheat though.
@@tornadotj2059 they come in flour and whole wheat. I do pizza on the 3 times a week. They're awesome. Down 65# since April
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Same thing I've found testing any of these supposedly low carb breads.....a 40-50 pt spike. The only "resistance" seems to be a resistance to reality.
Wife and I tried the white and seeded varieties a few months ago. We both thought it was OK, for "store bought" (comes in a plastic bag type) bread. She is more concerned about carbs than I am. I have been eating a slice of Ezekial bread 2-3 times per week, so 10 carbs added to a meal does not bother me. She was more concerned about the idea of modified starches as ingredients. Me not so much. We bought 2 loafs and decided the price was not worth the convenience. Plus, if we are going to "waste carbs" , it had better taste better than store bought bread. Like Sierra Nevada Ale, for instance.
This was very interesting. I wonder if Dave’s killer bread would have more fiber in it, if the blood glucose response would have been different. 12 g of fiber in the buns is quite a bit, and I wonder if that is really a good idea. Many of the keto breads give me digestive issues when they contain a ton of fiber. I also have the feeling with keto products in general when they stick in a ton of fiber that it’s sort of cheating. I think for many it is better to pay attention to total carbs instead of net carbs.
I really wanted to believe in resistant starches after reading studies on it, but the results from my glucose meter say it is BS. Anytime I see Resistant Starch of any product I stay away, also their are so many great keto bread recipes (I prefer the ones with Vital Wheat Glutton)
Very informative. But Too expensive for what you get.
Too bad no one makes a commercial bread with lupin flour. I think you would like that.
The best "white bread" we have found so far is Sola bread. We buy it at Costco. But Walmart stocks it in our area now. The Sola sweet and buttery version is great.
I do what I call the Yawn test. If I eat something and I have a blood sugar spike, after about and hour I will be yawning like crazy. If there is no yawning, then no sugar spike!
So far this Sola bread passes the yawn test. But, I am always eating it with something, eggs, bacon, sausage, maybe some lunch meat with mayo. You get it. Could be something to the idea of "fat blunt ". (Not the kind of fat blunt you smoke)
I agree!! I love Sola bread..price not so bad either!! 4.99
Sola is $12.35 where I live.
@@CalgaryGuy - sorry about that. It is only 6.99 for two loaves at our Costco. I thought 7 bucks was high, maybe I should not complain. 😁
@@Kro_man_tx Wish our Costco carried it. Meijer does but the price is insane.
You are hilarious 😹....fat blunt lol
I'm only concerned with carbs.. glucose isn't an issue for me.. I'm not even close to diabetic issues.. I buy the low carb bread at grocery.. I'll be searching for this bread.. esp the buns.
I have been eating the Carbonot bread for a couple months. I have not taken any glucose reading but I have definitely gained weight. 😢
No more for me!
Great analysis. Ive tried all the “keto” breads and the Carbonaut has been the winner on texture, taste and mouth feel compared to whole grain bread. Still, whenever I see a LOT of fibre like psyllium and tapioca starch I think its used to “cancel” out the carb base. Especially sweet bars like Quest. Seems a bit of a cheat and I think your video says that. Your body still recognizes complex starch as glucose. period.
Fiber does NOT cancel out carbs. That is an error in understanding. The way it works is when a fiber is a technical carb, but is undigestible, ( though a technical carb ) it can be subtracted from the total carbs. It's a point of of a lot of confusion. So much so, some people think if they eat the equivalent amount of psyllium husk fiber it will actually cancel out sugar or bread starch. I ASSURE YOU AS A CHEMIST, THIS IS NOT TRUE AT ALL. I hope this explanation helps. And I do wish someone on youtube would explain this better in their vids. However, this is a stone cold correct explanation.
i'm a bit sad they seem to have changed the raisin bread. it used to not be powdery and much firmer like the white/wheat. not exactly but not powdery and falling apart all the time. i've stopped buying this bread because of the change.
I was hoping for a review of the gluten free version of the Carbonaut keto bread
I reviewed what was sent me.
Thanks for this. You covered everything well. No one expects a one size fits all. You're doing great.
I like the Carbonaut Gluten Free white bread. It has 1 net carb per slice. Pretty good, but I agree it has a strange kind of “powdery” texture to it. It reminded me of stories I’ve heard of bakers adding plaster of Paris to their bread dough during war times to make it go further. I’m sure this doesn’t have plaster in it, just an impression I get when I eat it. Still, if you are Keto AND Gluten Free, pickin’s are slim.
Very helpful video. I've been eating carbonaut white and seeded bread for awhile. I was surprised to see the spikes it created. I believe my body is pretty fat adapted, but I don't do much measuring of anything. Glad to see overall the effect on you was minimal.
I've been eating for 1 month the Gluten-Free 1g Carbonaut bread w/ my sister on Keto & we love it. The problem is I can't find anyone who has tested this bread on glucose & ketone changes. I'm pre-diabetic & have to watch my insulin spikes especially because i'm trying to lose weight. Does anyone know if it has been tested before? These are the ingredients: Modified resistant tapioca starch, high oleic sunflower oil, native cornstarch, psyllium chicory root fiber, yeast, modified cellulose, coconut sugar, rice bran, xanthan gum, natural flavor, salt. I'm willing to go back to WHOLE FOODS & buy another brand if someone has a better suggestion.
I know the glucose tests are (literally) a pain, buy I find them very helpful.
Also, as you said, own your own results! When you eat a product like this, is there a difference between the glucose response in a person who has been in ketosis for 2 years vs, a person who has just started? Probably. The body adapts and a long term low-carb diet which helps you to heal and clean your liver, will likely be more forgiving when eating the occasional higher carb meal.
OK, that was fantastic. I have recently found Carbonaut and it was a game changer. I really appreciate your time and effort to provide this info. Thanks so much!
Thanks Steve for this eagerly anticipated review of Carbonaut breads. I get all of these from Costco in Canada and is pretty much the only bread me and my wife will eat. We weren't fans of the seeded one but the white and buns are great. We're not diabetic and we don't eat them all the time but when we get the urge for a grilled cheese or a burger, they're good to curb those cravings. I was a little disappointed to see those spikes in your glucose however looks like it doesn't knock you out of ketosis.
Another "bread" we often eat are Broghies. Low everything even though they are made with popped wheat. Great to eat with eggs or topped with cheese. If you toast and butter them, they smell like buttered popcorn. Would be cool if you could review those :-)
Ive been eating Carbonaut for over a year. Im a T2D and my A1C hasn’t budged. Its Been 5.3 since 2019. So Id say, monitor yourself and see how your own body reacts.
Hi Steve. Carbonaut has a gluten free keto bread as well that really good and doesn't spike me. I haven't tried the ones with wheat gluten as it always spike gives me spikes. Found at whole foods for $6.00.
Oh that would be good to try! I haven't seen the gluten free option at my store in Canada as yet but it's a very small city...
That's the one that says 1g of net carbs on the bag vs 2g? The white bread I get at whole foods is very different looking than the white bread he had here. The ingredients are closer to the ingredients of the raisin bread he had here, tapioca starch, etc.
I buy the white Carbonaut from Whole Foods at $6.99 a loaf. That is significantly lower than many of their specialty loaves.
You need to buy it in bulk on Amazon to get near that price.
Thanks again Steve. I’m certainly not as fat adapted so I’ll be staying away, even as a treat. Actually I’ll be staying away from all “Keto” breads, except for any I make at home.
Just wondering. There is sugar in tomatoes. Those of us that are reactive to glucose, I wonder what it would be without the tomato. I know it is a small amount but this is dum deeeeeeeee dum, SCIENCE.
I feel that the important thing is that I tested both the same way. And even though one had 3 slices and the other had two, the three slices were thinner.
Have you tested any of the Wio products? OMG it’s so good. I love their pizza and bread.
I have not.
I think for people low carb and not very insulin sensitive it is a good option once in a while. There is another Utube video where this bread did not spike the blood glucose.. For me I need to lose 50lbs but I have excellent blood glucose levels(why I cant explain bcos am heavier than I should be)...The whole thing still points out the BIOINDIVIDUALITY. I have no significant spikes whatsoever even when I eat high carby meals. So I eat carbanout bread once in 2 weeks and I am Ok. I guess we are all so different but I so wonder why? I am 50lbs overweight but I am non diabetic and never have spikes...It surprises me!
I always stress when I do these that these are MY results and yours may vary. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Fat does in fact blunt the response.
If you have carbs and lean lean protein though, it's even worse than pure carbs
I’ve shown repeatedly that fat blunts a glucose response in my “resistant” starch videos. Dr Jason Fung also talks about it in “The Obesity Code”.
Thank you for this video! I have been eating this bread and love it but I havent had test strips to check my glucose. I appreciate your review on this product. It is a fantastic bread! but from your video review I will probably compromise and cut back a bit.
Thank you Steve for reviewing these breads. It took a lot of time and effort.
You had more tomato on one burger than the other. Both had tomato, but one had 3 slices and one had two thinner slices. Don’t know if that makes any difference.
The 3 slices were thinner
I bought the other (4th kind) loaf from Whole Foods in the light blue package that has 1 net gram of carbs. No seeds, no wheat products & hard to find. Liked the consistency but it did taste kind of powdery as you said. LOVED it toasted but it was super expensive. Bought it twice, don't think I'll buy it again I didn't do a glucose test so don't know what it did. I wouldn't try the other 3 purely because of the ingredients.
I’m a carb addict so best if I stay away from ‘look alikes’ I would probably overdo it. Toast & tea is an emotional comfort food for me.
It’s good to know your “kryptonite”
The price at Costco is actually very reasonable if you compare it to literally any other store bought keto bread. Plus it's not frozen little bricks. I love carbonaut bread. The bagels not so much. I wish I could find the buns now!
I'm starting my fifth month of keto and I still love my chaffles, at least one every day. Am I the only one? I'm just as happy as can be with all the different varieties, many recipes from Steve. Just thought I'd ask.
That bread costs a lot of bread...but, I'll try it...thanks.
Anytime I need bread for a burger, sandwich or even pizza...I just make chaffles. Chaffle ingredients in a non-stick skillet(gotta flip it) makes a nice pizza crust. Close enough for me. Especially for a burger bun!
Great analysis. I love the way you break it all down.
I don't think I will spend my money on bread. I think I will invest in meat. 😉🥩🍗🍤
Thank you for all the time and effort put into testing this product. It is so helpful to see the data. I haven't tried this bread before and not sure it's even available in my area. I hope your recovering well from your surgery .
I just found Brownberry brand Keto bread at Walmart. It was $6.99 for a small loaf, but is the best I've ever tasted.
I'll be doing a review (probably next month) of 3 different breads I found at Walmart.
I wish you had tested the seeded bread alone with butter like the first 2 ... I am very curious if the readings would have been more comparable to the white bread when eaten alone with butter.
I love the variety of your videos. You always hit different points of a keto lifestyle. It's not just recipes and I appreciate that. 🙂
Thank you so much for doing a review of carbonaut bread! While still reasonable when combining it with fat, ultimately I think it should be eaten sparingly. Base culture does a clean keto bread that would be interesting to see a review on. Keep up the good work, Steve!
I am so grateful for your video’s and all the hard work you put into your reviews. Thanks Steve.
Thank you so much for the review! I really liked the comparison to the wheat bread. It kind of makes me think you could occasionally have a sandwich of real wheat bread without too bad of a blood sugar spike and remain fat adapted. However, it would cause inflammation but still good to know. I think I would rather do that than pay that much for the bread. But still good to have another alternative on the market. It makes you wonder though, did the wheat bread not spike you that much because of the type of wheat and other ingredients in the bread. I know that fat blunts a blood sugar spike but could it also be other things that would normally be put in bread such as preservatives, or other mystery ingredients? I think it would be interesting to find out.
wheat protein...say no more. no thanks. thanks for the review. you're the best.
I did find that I liked the carbonaut bread quite a bit. I ended up finding my at Sprouts. They have a few breads all in that $6 price range. Or at least they use to. Oroweat makes a keto bread that is pretty decent too. Even available at walmarts :)
I feel so bad about the cinnamon raisin bread, I wanted to love it so much and I kept trying it I really did hoping the taste would change.. but normal or toasted it's just too gummy, it's the only way I can describe it:-(
To me toasting it the bread is like rye bread.
I tried the seeded version and liked it. For anyone in the Houston TX area I found it at Sprouts.
I just make PSMF bread when I want bread...its come a long way. Many have tweeked it.
I need to try it again.
@@SeriousKeto Indigo Nili and Loving it On Keto have each tweaked it. Adding whole egg powder ...yeast..etc.
A correction from a past statement. PSMF buns will hold up to a burger. Not a slice of the loaf bread. I have also shaped some into hotdogs type shapes... not too horrible
Thanks for the review. I don't find that I miss bread. Kroger had some keto bread for .50 once and I walked right passed.
Same here things I used to Crave before eating low carb I don't crave them anymore and so I kind of don't understand why they would create these things and the whole point is to get away from those things that made unhealthy in the first place you can make your own keto bread pretty cheaply I would go for that instead of buying expensive keto breads mostly because they add ingredients that aren't good for you
I buy the gluten-free white carbonaut bread 🍞 I enjoy it occasionally but I am also enjoying the Maria Emmerich protien sparing bread.
I haven't seen this in Atlanta either. I've tried Sola and Aldi's but I'm not a fan of either. I'll stick with the updated version of PSMF bread that has yolks or yolk powder in them, it's really very good
@13:21 comparing the ingredients, the white bread has whole wheat flour, plus the serving size is different. 1 slice 34g / 1 bun 65g ... roughly 4g net c's for the white burger version(2 slices) and 3g net c's for the bun. Regardless, do you have plans to do blood tests for the homemade bread recipes, Keto Upgrade or Keto Fusion for example? They seem to use less sketchy ingredients and starches.
I will try this. When I eat low carb bread I only eat 1 slice cut 2/3 & 1/3, use 2/3 on the bottom. It's less carbs & still gets the bread part of a sandwich you want. I do 1/2 a bun. I freeze it so I don't waste any. Defrost 3power in microwave 20ish seconds. I enjoyed the tests & appreciate your videos!👏🙏
I really like Carbonaut bread. It toasts great. It has a great texture. For me my sugars do good with this product.
Doesn't seem like Carbonaut (thusly named because price is out-of-this-world) is available in Utah here that I can see. Good "graphology" on this vid. Kudos on Highfalutin's props for ya on the Chinoodles!
I just found this video...I really appreciate your honesty! I'm disappointed in the results, cause I just tried the seeded version and I was blown away by the taste and texture! I was like "This is BREAD?! ACTUAL bread!" Lol...So much better than the experience with the other (just as expensive) keto bread I previously had.
Well...I mean...I have a whole loaf to enjoy now and not letting it go to waste, but I may need to freeze half of it and enjoy it less often, if it has those kind of glucose spikes and you're more fat adapted than I am...Darn it! Lol 😂
Hi Dave! Thanks so much for this.
I use a carbonaut white bread but it has different ingredients than your labels. Perhaps they've changed the ingredients since you made this video.
Next time consider weighing the different breads to do a gram for gram comparison.
Makes amazing toasted sandwiches. And heavenly grilled cheese! Over toast for toast, not burn, but 4 to 5 mins in your toaster.
That bread with the seeds is a game changer, thanks for the review. Love that bread!!!
2 days ago I was at my local Kroger / Smith's grocery store and found a bread by Oroweat that said KETO with only 2 net carbs. Compared to all the other keto breads, this one tastes like bread chews like bread and really has the sandwich bread down pat. I just paid $4.17 for a 20 oz loaf. Not a bad price and available at the local grocery store so no special shopping to get it. We do not have Aldi's in Albuquerque New Mexico and I am a Sam's member not a Costco member. Maybe you will try it out. I am a diabetic who is now on dialysis so I have fewer restrictions on my diet then I did when I just had CKD. I do hemodialysis at home 5 times a week for 2 hours a day and I can eat or drink anything I want. When I first learned about Keto I was in the advanced stages of CKD(Chronic Kidney Disease) and was told that a high protein diet was not good for kidney disease. If you get the opportunity check it out. You may or may not like it and it may or may not work in your keto lifestyle. Just works for me. And yes, my real name is Merry Christmas Claus and my husband's legal name is Santa Claus be well and happy holidays
Can’t believe they spelled xanthan gum wrong on their label. 😳😬
I didn't even notice.
@@SeriousKeto if you’re a spelling stickler like me, you notice all those things.
I'm a T2D and I would still like to try it once to see what my numbers would do. My wife is also diabetic and we react differently to a lot foods. Like you said, your mileage may vary.
Thanks for doing all the testing Steve. I've been eating Carbonaut bread for over a year now. I keep it in the freezer and only take out a piece or two at a time. To have the odd sandwich I just don't care how much it costs. Here in Canada a lot of regular bread is $6.50 a loaf so to pay a couple dollars more isn't a deal breaker for me. I agree about the Cinnamon Raisin bread - it just seems to turn to mush. My favourite is the Oat Bread, which they didn't send you and then the Seeded Bread. I find they both need a bit of salt but that is easy to add. The only downside of the Seeded Bread is that no matter how careful I am I find those little black sesame seeds all over the house for a week. It is so worth it though. I'm going to make turkey stuffing with it this Thanksgiving.
I appreciated this video. However, it seems to me that when you were comparing the labels on white bread and the burger bun, you were saying the burger bun had much higher carbs.But that was comparing one slice of white bread (ie, the stated serving size) to a whole burger bun. But in the glucose test, you used two slices of white bread vs one burger bun so then, naturally the bun showed much lower effect on the glucose. This is another case of "tricky labeling".
I live in Australia, and there's a Mom and Pop company that makes the best keto friendly bread. I wish they could market it in America since we're moving back there next year. If you have an email address, I'll send you a photo of the ingredients. When I was in the U.S. this year, I checked all the products marketed as keto and found almost none that I actually wanted to add to my daily carbs. But this bread.... it doesn't cheat by insisting on "net" carbs, and I can eat 2 or 3 slices a week, whenever I feel a craving for bread. I'm going to phone them and ask them to get a kitchen in America and start making and selling the bread there.
Danger Zone 🔫 ❤️ 😍 Archer my imaginary bf 💋 😘 excellent review Steve
With as many products that you test AND that spike your glucose, I wonder if you have and/or when you did come to a place where you restricted testing foods that might impact your glucose. If I were you I probably would try to not do testing's more than once per month. Maybe once every other month. I have a hard enough time staying in keto, after 4 years, just on the regular.
Thank you for such a comprehensive review. I tested my glucose levels when I first used carbonaut bread and didn't notice such a strong spike at two hours but now that I've seen your level results, I'm going to do 30 minutes tests to see if I have the same results and will stop buying it if that is the case. I really appreciate your sharing this information in such detail.
Hello Nicole I was wondering what did you find out after the 30 minutes testing
Back when I ate bread before my celiac diagnosis, Dave's Killer Bread was always weirdly mushy and sticky lol!
Im not type 2 diabetes just a low carb/keto lifestyle follower so this bread is a blessing. I am lucky my local grocery store carries this bread at $6.99 CAD which is cheaper than breads made with Chia that have that Chia taste 😒🙄. It's worth it to me to not have to make my own for the amount I eat. It freezes well too. Yay, dippy eggs are back!
Like gluten free version for occasional toast; okay, not great. No uptick in BG for me. Whole Foods has it eastern PA.
The only way you will get any gluten taste or gluten strands, if you make bread with like bread flour, or all purpose flour. The alternate stuff in those breads won't get you any gluten. Just me going on what I have learned for making bread since I am going to try and get back into baking. Not sure how since like me I don't eat bread any more.
I am diabetic and have tried a couple of kinds of "Keto" bread and found out that my blood glucose goes up by at least 30 per slice, I will not be trying this one. Thanks
Thanks Steve appreciate your willingness to test everything!! It has gluten so I'll not be testing this.
Blessings
appears they removed the wheat starch so they could market it as gluten free, which makes it a fairly normal price. Celiacs aren't looking for "the best" bread, we're looking for the bread that can maintain its structure so we don't have to prep full course meals for lunch
All keto bread products are expensive
Try buying bacon lately?
Thanks, Steve, your really thorough test was super helpful. I've been keto for almost 3 years, and yea, I cheat sometimes. That's a fact. So, spending a little more money to cheat safer than real cheating is plus. And since most keto bread is not that good, and real bread isn't even that fun anymore, I'm happy to know an occasional burger can happen. Can't do it all the time or I'll turn into a blimp, and I know I will need to check things against my own personal response, but if it's actually decent tasting and I can recover in a day...I'm thrilled!
Thank you Steve for doing such a comprehensive test of this bread. I’ve been eating the seeded Carbonaut for a while so these results are depressing as I love this bread.
Do you check your own blood sugar? This bread doesn't spike mine to anywhere near a high level. Test yourself.
I wonder if you could make French fries with radishes? Just cut them like a small French fry and fry them like potatoes.
Did mine today, one peice of white nothing on it 86, one hour 115, 2 hours 100, back to Deidre Bread.
I’m new to keto, I’m just wondering if anyone can answer- is this good for people who aren’t worried about glucose levels and just want to lose weight- or should I also be working on my glucose levels to lose weight as well?
That’s wheat protein… I’m always looking for actual keto bread in my local stores or a keto gluten free bakery … as of yet there is nothing local.
Why you used slices of white bread instead of white buns? The slice is almost 80% bigger than the burger bun.
As a diabetic, I'd be happy with a 12 point spike after 2 hours. I get antsy at 20 and above at 2 hours. Not doing keto though.
Even if I did want to eat bread, I wouldn't spend that kind of money on a loaf just out of principle. The company can burn.
The bun didn’t exactly have more carbs because “one” bun included both halfs which is equal to 2 slices
So I’ve been gluten free for years, this is the best gluten free bread I’ve had. For me it’s the texture, it’s not spongy (eggy) like other gluten free breads.
I’m pretty sure that the reason why the bun performed better is because that white bread is the one that is not gluten-free from what I understand I don’t like that one at all. I wish they would’ve sent you the one carb white bread it’s gluten-free, And it is pure white it’s not any of that brownish look. Thanks for all the work
Thank you for all your hard work with this video. Add this to the list of unnecessary keto products I can easily skip. These science experiment type products are annoying and really confuse people especially those new to keto/low carb. susie in the south!