During a ketogenic diet, an individual's capacity to consume carbohydrates can potentially exceed 50 grams before suppressing beta-hydroxybutyrate production.

“My capacity to consume carbohydrates was much higher than what people think of as a ketogenic diet for someone at rest. As a general rule, for somebody who's normal, about 50 grams of carbohydrates is the limit. Above that, you begin to suppress the production of beta-hydroxybutyrate.”