Trace ketones in urine
The trace pad reads 5 mg/dL, which is light ketosis, and blood is usually about 0.3 mmol/L to 0.6 mmol/L.
- Urine test strip
- 5 mg/dL
- Pad on the strip
- Trace
- Acetoacetate
- 0.49 mmol per L
- Approximate blood level
- 0.3–0.6 mmol per L
- Approximate breath level
- 2–10 ppm
- Stage
- A mild ketosis level
What trace ketones in urine mean
On a urine ketone strip, the first coloured pad reads about 5 mg/dL of acetoacetate, a trace result.
Trace ketones in urine usually come with a blood level of roughly 0.3 to 0.6 mmol for every L of BHB, and that means light ketosis.
Trace ketones often appear after an overnight fast or during the early days of a keto diet.
If high glucose, nausea or vomiting come with trace ketones, call your care team and check blood ketones.
To get a blood estimate from a trace result, use the reading checker.