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Anyone know carbs in a poolish?

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TMB

Anyone know carbs in a poolish?

I have been working withn starters and poolish for a few months now and have gotten different answers to this question,  "How do I figure carb count in a poolish"?     

 

I have been told the yeast eats up the carbs during fermentation so there really will be no carbs after a day or so of feeding 

 

Any help on this would be great! 

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suave

That's not true, the losses during fermentation are on the order of 1%.

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TMB

OK thanks for the info.  I have been looking but have not had a good answer 

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Roveriia63

The yeast stops eating when the poolish deflates. Why does the yeast stop eating leaving 99% of its meal on the plate?