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If you need to thicken at the beginning of cooking, as for macaroni and cheese or a classic beef stew, go for a grain starch. If you need to quickly thicken a sauce just before it comes off the stove, use a root starch. We also prefer using root starches in baking for custards, puddings, and pie fillings.
Sugar free pudding mixes do have carbs. The carbs come from the cornstarch and maltodextrin that's in them. Below are the net carb counts for the 4-serving box of instant and cook & serve puddings. The numbers are for the mix only, not the milk or cream necessary to prepare them. A 4-serving box has approximately 4 1/2 tablespoons of dry mix. A 6-serving box has approximately 7 tablespoons of dry mix.