As not2late wrote above, the carbohydrates listed on European and most international labels are net carbs, not total carbs. This means that dietary fibre was already deducted and the carbohydrates on the label are the net carbs or, in other words, "the carbs that count when you do Atkins", as per DANDR 2002 (Chapter 8, "The Complexities of Carbohydrates").
For an example, let's look at the carbohydrates in NESCAFE Dolce Gusto Latte Macchiato:
https://www.dolce-gusto.co.uk/UK/fla...s/default.aspx
100 grams of powder contain 46.9 grams of carbohydrate (out of which 44.3 grams are sugar) and 3.2 grams of fibre. The net carbs, i.e. the carbs those of us who follow Atkins should count, are the 46.9 grams, NOT 43.7 grams (46.9 minus 3.2).
Below is another example for our members in the UK. Spinach and ricotta pizza from Sainsbury's.
In 100 grams, this pizza has 28.7 grams of carbohydrate and 2.3 grams of fibre, which means that those of us who do Atkins should count 28.7 net carbs if eating 100 grams of it.
A problem following from this different labelling style appears when someone uses tools like FitDay to track their meals. FitDay and most other online tools list foods in the way they are labelled in the US (where fibre is included in the carbohydrate count) and therefore expects you to do the same when entering a custom food.
Let's say you want to add the pizza above to your custom foods list in FitDay. To do this, first click on the "Create a Custom Food" option appearing in the left sidebar. You will then be asked to fill in a form with several entries. For the pizza, what you would have to enter if you want to use the 100 grams serving size is (leave unknown info set to zero):
Quote:
Name: Sainsbury's Spinach and Ricotta Pizza (100 g)
Amount: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 238
Fat: 9.6 g
Saturated Fat: 3.7 g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.6 g
Monounsaturated Fat: 4.0 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 400 mg
Potassium: 0.0 mg
Carbohydrate: 31.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
Protein: 9.3 g
Alcohol: 0.0 g |
On some European labels, fibre is not listed at all. For example (from a German food label):
In this case, you don't know the total carbohydrate content of the food in question, only its net carbs. If you wanted to add this food in FitDay as a custom entry, the way you would have to do it is by entering the carbohydrates (Kohlenhydrate) on the label as total carbohydrates (in the "Carbohydrate" field) and setting fibre to zero (in the "Dietary Fiber" field).