Konnyaku Flour (Glucomannan)

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Hey all,

Misty and I (probably some others?) are on another board for SCD and someone

asked about the legality of this noodle product made from Konnyaku Flour

(Glucomannan) found at miraclenoodles.com.

Misty and I both think it's illegal. I haven't responded yet because someone

else posted this:

" It's not a starch its actually soluble fiber, while it is a polysaccride it is

undigestable by our bodies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucomannan

http://www.konjacfoods.com/

I would say they are grey zone you could try them if your currently experiencing

good health on the SCD diet but I wouldn't mess around if you weren't feeling

good yet. The reason i say this is from my research I found that the noodles are

made of soluble fiber which isn't SCD illegal. There are not starches and you

won't actually digest the noodles, because they are soluble fiber there will be

some fermentation in the large intestine which may cause some gas problems if

you eat to much. Also because you would be taking in a large amount of fiber at

one time it will probably speed the transit time of your digestion which

shouldnt be a problem if your constipatied or normal but if your experiecing

lose stools it would not be good to eat the noodles. If your feeling good and

adventurous go for it and let us know how it goes. Everyone's body is different

so to label a food illegal that may be enjoyable to many people tryint to live a

SCD lifestyle is wrong in my book. For more reading check out the below links

for where i got my info.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_fiber

http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/nutrition/factsheets/fiber.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konnyaku "

So anyway, the reason I'm making this post is that it seems wrong to me. It

seems like it's still an illegal product but I'm not exactly sure why. Could

you help explain why it's illegal so I can pass that information along?

Thanks

Stacey