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Duncan Hines Carrot Cake Mix

Duncan Hines Carrot Cake Mix

per 0.33 cup dry mix (43 g):
31g
net carbs
3.5g
fats
2g
protein
170
calories

Is Duncan Hines Carrot Cake Mix Keto?

Duncan Hines Carrot Cake Mix is not keto-friendly because it is a high-carb processed food that contains unhealthy ingredients like sugar, sunflower oil, and modified starch.

Too Much Carbs!

Duncan Hines Carrot Cake Mix should be avoided on keto because it is very high in net carbs (72.09g of net carbs per 100g serving).

It is important to limit your net carb consumption to 20g - 30g per day to stay in ketosis. You can calculate your ideal daily net carb allowance by using this keto macros calculator.

As an alternative, you may look for other cake mix brands that are low in net carbs.

Contains Sugar

Sugar is a high-glycemic sweetener that can raise your blood sugar level and prevent you from reaching ketosis.

As an alternative, you may look for other cake mix brands that use keto-friendly sweeteners like stevia, monk fruit, or erythritol.

You can check out our full list of best and worst sweeteners for keto here.

Contains Highly Refined Oils

Duncan Hines Carrot Cake Mix contains highly refined sunflower oil and palm oil. These refined oils are prone to oxidation and may cause inflammation in the body.

Highly refined oils are usually extracted using high heat and chemicals. This process strips out the nutrients from the oil and replaces them with harmful chemicals.

It is important to get your fats from healthy sources so your body can burn clean fuel while on ketosis. You may check out our list of best and worst oils for keto here.

Contains Harmful Food Additives

Duncan Hines Carrot Cake Mix contains modified starch, propylene glycol, and red #40 which are included in our list of food additives to avoid for keto.

Food additives are potentially harmful to health and should be avoided as much as possible.

Most of your diet should come from minimally processed foods to achieve a healthy weight loss on keto.

Net Carb Calculator

Duncan Hines Carrot Cake Mix
31 g
net carbs
33 g
carbs
2 g
fiber / sugar alcohol
3.5 g
fats
2 g
protein
170
calories

Ingredients Checker

Ingredients

Sugar, Bleached Wheat Flour, Dehydrated Carrots, Emulsified Palm Shortening (Palm Oil, Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids, Mono- And Diglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate), Raisins, Sunflower Oil, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate Monohydrate), Modified Food Starch, Spice, Salt, Caramel Color, Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum, Yellow 5 Lake, Red 40 Lake

Non-Keto Sweeteners

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Highly-Refined Oils

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