Total Carbs and Net Carbs

[FlyMike]

I have read that Net Carbs can be calculated by taking the weight of Total Carbs and subtracting from it the Weight of Fibre. I enjoy eating a low carb bread, that states that each slice contains 3.4gms of carbs and 4.0 gms of fibre, giving -0.6gms of carbs. That would suggest that acting a slice of bread would help reduce my BG!! Am I missing something?

 

[Robin]

I have read that Net Carbs can be calculated by taking the weight of Total Carbs and subtracting from it the Weight of Fibre. I enjoy eating a low carb bread, that states that each slice contains 3.4gms of carbs and 4.0 gms of fibre, giving -0.6gms of carbs. That would suggest that acting a slice of bread would help reduce my BG!! Am I missing something?

You have to look at where your info is coming from. In the U.K., fibre is already deducted from the carb value, so a carb is a carb. In the US, fibre is included in the carb total, so needs to be deducted,

 

[FlyMike]

Thank you Robin. I thought it as too good to be true

 

[rebrascora]

3.4g carbs per slice is still great though!!

 

[FlyMike]

Yes and I find it very palatable. It’s called “LivLife“ and I buy it from Waitrose.

 

[Drummer]

Watch the spelling to see the origin of the information,
In the US, it is fiber, and it is included in the carbohydrate number.
In the UK it is fibre, and the carbohydrates shown don't include it.

 

[Ljc]

Watch the spelling to see the origin of the information,
In the US, it is fiber, and it is included in the carbohydrate number.
In the UK it is fibre, and the carbohydrates shown don't include it.

That’s handy to know . Thanks

 

[Hildark]

Hi, I know this is a little old, but can I ask a follow up question on this...if I am buying something with American labelling should I be counting the carbs or net carbs? Thanks.

 

[Drummer]

With American labelling you would need to deduct the fiber from the total carbs listed to get the net carbs.
I am not sure how, if the UK begins to import American goods, we will be able to find out what way the labelling is being done - trial and error might be the only way to be sure in that circumstance.

 

[rebrascora]

With American labelling you would need to deduct the fiber from the total carbs listed to get the net carbs.
I am not sure how, if the UK begins to import American goods, we will be able to find out what way the labelling is being done - trial and error might be the only way to be sure in that circumstance.

As you have said before, it may well be down to spotting the different spelling of fibre/fiber to tip us off as to whether it needs deducting from the carbs on imported US foods.

@Hildark Hi and welcome to the forum.
Excuse my curiosity but just wondering what sort of foodstuff you are buying with American labelling or if you are actually in the USA?

 

[Hildark]

@Hildark Hi and welcome to the forum.
Excuse my curiosity but just wondering what sort of foodstuff you are buying with American labelling or if you are actually in the USA?

Hi, thanks, the forum has been a great help for a while, figured it was time to actually join.

A friend told me to try Atkins chocolate bars as they are really low in carbs, I looked at them as 3g of carbs for a good sized chocolate brownie bar seemed really low. They list carbs in the nutritional info as over 40g and net carbs on the front of the box as 3g. I'm pretty new to low carb and wasn't sure which I should use to calculate whether it is a potential treat or not.

 

[Drummer]

It could be a load of polyols or sugar alcohols - which Humans cannot digest but the gut flora and fauna can - and then they release a lot of gas.
When I tried some Atkins bars I thought that I was going to become Geography - so best to cut up the first one into small strips and try a small bit to start with.

 

[Hildark]

It could be a load of polyols or sugar alcohols - which Humans cannot digest but the gut flora and fauna can - and then they release a lot of gas.
When I tried some Atkins bars I thought that I was going to become Geography - so best to cut up the first one into small strips and try a small bit to start with.

Thanks, I may give one a try, but to be honest just looking at them makes me feel like my blood sugars are rising. I think I'll stick to the odd square of dark chocolate for now.

 

[mage 1]

Can anyone recommend a low carb recipe book the ones I have will have onions garlic spices I can’t eat any of them so I’m just wondering if there’s anything of very basic low-carb recipe

 

[EllsBells]

Can anyone recommend a low carb recipe book the ones I have will have onions garlic spices I can’t eat any of them so I’m just wondering if there’s anything of very basic low-carb recipe

You could try replacing the onions with red peppers, carrots or celery. That way you needn't be too deprived - onions and garlic are such core staples, so hard to avoid. Are you allergic?

 

[Leadinglights]

I think it depends on what you can't tolerate about onions, garlic or spices, is it flavour, texture or digestive intolerance. You could substitute leeks for onions and many spices are for flavour rather than heat like chilli but herbs are good for flavour. If it is texture you could blend the onion/leeks.
You can certainly tweek most recipes to leave out the things you don't like without too much effect on flavour. Just experiment.