Originally Posted By: SJLC

Also note that coconut flour seems to vary in starch content, for instance Bob's Red Mill coconut flour is low-starch, NOT no-starch:

http://www.bobsredmill.com/organic-coconut-flour-mtx6135.html

8g total carbs - 5g fiber - 1g sugar = 2g starch per 2T


Sorry SJLC but I wholeheartedly disagree with you on this one. If the only ingredient is pure coconut and the flour passes the iodine test then it is completely safe and definately NO starch. You can't always trust the nutrician panel on products as these are generally estimates. You can trust iodine tho as it's a chemical reaction and will show up even small amounts of starch.

My hubby Jon is VERY sensitive to starch to the point even the smallest amount will cause a reaction etc and he is fine with coconut flour. We buy Niulife Coconut Flour and using your system it says:

Total Carbs per 100g: 64.7g
Of which Sugars = 7.9g
And Fibre = 38.5g
Which would supposedly leave starch as 18.3g

There is NO WAY in hell Jon would be able to eat something that has 18% starch! But he eats coconut flour most day with NO problem.

So I think you are mistaken about the coconut flour. I would hate to see newbies miss out on using it due to fear it is starchy as it's a valuable addition to the diet esp for those with weight loss concerns. And it's also much safer than almond flour in my experience.

All the best.

Chelsea smile

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