Hey guys,

I noticed there are many NSD recipes involving chocolate chips. However, aside from the fact that chocolate is considered to have some starch, what about Soy Lecithin?

Aren't we not supposed to have soy products except for tofu which Dragonslayer says is the exception?

Just wondering, as I need to make something for a Christmas party at work. Thanks!

Chocolate is not starchy. Neither is soy lecithin. It has always been safe in moderation for me, but some folks have a problem with it for whatever reason.

Rock on then! Thanks!

Technically, chocolate does have a small amount of starch, but I think most of us have some limited tolerance for starch -- and chocolate means so much to some people, that they spend a good part of their limited "starch budget" on eating chocolate. If you look at typical net carbs for chocolate and subtract off the sugar, you'll find that 1oz of chocolate only has about 1.5g of carbs.

http://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/food/dark-chocolate/carbohydrate

In a chocolate chip cookie, you normally have significantly less than an ounce of chocolate -- coming out to just a fraction of a gram of starch. So don't assume chocolate is "totally safe" like a big hunk of turkey without additives, but using some chocolate chips for a holiday treat seems not too risky.

Thank you I've been trying to find out if soy lecithin has starch - you guys are so great!
xo