Donal Skehan Dark Chocolate Swirl Buns Recipe

Keto Friendliness Gauge

Net Carbs are 14% of calories per serving, at 47g per serving. The amount is close to the maximum number of net carbs allowed for the keto diet and much higher than the standard recommendation of 25g Net Carbs. You'll have little flexibility to consume additional foods that contain carbs.

How keto-friendly is Donal Skehan Dark Chocolate Swirl Buns? The Keto Friendliness Gauge visualizes how much this food conforms to the standard keto diet.

  • Green implies that Net Carbs fall within standard keto diet guidelines.
  • Yellow implies that Net Carbs are a little higher than standard keto diet guidelines.
  • Orange implies that Net Carbs are much higher than standard keto diet guidelines and risks kicking you out of ketosis.
  • Red implies that the amount of Net Carbs fall within the upper limits allowed by the keto diet and there's a high risk of getting kicked out of ketosis.

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Keto & Health Insights for Donal Skehan Dark Chocolate Swirl Buns Recipe

  • Net Carbs are 14% of calories per serving, at 47g per serving. This food is at the upper limits (extremely risky) of what's considered keto-friendly and much higher than standard net carb guidelines for the keto diet. You risk kicking yourself out of ketosis and there's little flexibility to eat more foods that contain carbs. It's recommended that you track the macros of your daily food consumptions—this makes it easier to avoid overconsumption.
  • This food's %DV (daily value percentage) for sodium is 4%. At 82mg, it's considered low in sodium according to the FDA's standard for %DV (daily value percentage), which considers any food with %DV of less than 5% as low sodium. The organization recommends 2300mg of sodium as the daily limit. High sodium is believed to be associated with health problems such as heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, and kidney malfunctions. Too much low sodium is also associated with health problems. For most adults, a healthy range for daily maximum sodium consumption is between 1500-2300mg; foods should have 5%-20% DV per serving.

Donal Skehan Dark Chocolate Swirl Buns Recipe Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 18 servings   ( 99 g )
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 343
Total Fat: 14g
Saturated Fat: 8g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
Monounsaturated Fat: 4g
Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 38mg
Sodium: 82mg
Total Carbohydrates: 49g
Dietary Fiber: 2g
Sugar: 16g
Protein: 6g
Calcium: 43mg Iron: 1mg
Potassium: 131mg Vitamin A: 98mcg
Vitamin C: 0mg Vitamin D: 1mcg

Ingredients

  • 400 ml/14fl oz milk
  • 110 g/4oz butter
  • 2 x 7g sachets of dried yeast
  • 110 g/4oz sugar
  • 750 g/1 ½lbs plain flour
  • ½ teaspoon of salt
  • 4 tablespoons of brown sugar
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 110 g/4oz butter, at room temperature
  • 90 g/3 ½oz sugar
  • 100 g of good quality dark chocolate

Instructions

Visit Donal Skehan's website to view the recipe instructions. (Via Edamam)