Dressing & Cheese with no carb - is it true?

[PeachyQ]

While grocery shopping and checking labels very carefully, I found a ceaser dressing ( heavy and not diet, or light ), that on the label has 0 carbs and 0 sugar. Should I trust it? as far as carb count?

Same for a cheese which is a mix of chedder and mozzerela. 0 carb and 0 sugar . Should I trust this also.? as far as carb count?

staying within the "rules" not exceeding servinq size or amount in a day...would be nice if these things didn't go toward my carb count, I usually ony have 1 serving of cheese or dressing a day anyways.

[Debie]

I would check the ingredient list. I have yet to find one that does not have sugar in it. However, the amount is so small that I use..I don't worry.

[PeachyQ]

Almost last on the list is "sugar". So I wonder how they get away with putting 0 on the sugar content label, when there is indeed sugar. Perhaps the amount of sugar is so minute. I thought I found a good thing!

[Ashan]

Something sounds wrong. Cheese does not have 0 carbs and the dressing should also have some carbs. Impossible to have 0. Even mayo has some carbs

[Chef Kevin]

if it is less than .5g per SERVING, they can say 0g.
gotta love labeling laws...
.51g to 1.49g is listed as 1g etc...

so if you really have .49g in your dressing, and you load up on it, say 4T on your salad (assuming a 1T serving size, read the label) then you could have almost 2g of carb there.

[kimbat06]

[Elizellen]

This is one reason I am glad I live in UK where most of the labels list nutrition information per 100 grams/mls (3.5 ounces weight/3.3 fluid ounces) This makes it much easier to gauge how many carbs are in one tablespoon (15 mls) and not get sucked into the 'zero carbs conundrum'.

BTW - Dr Atkins told us to count at least one net carb per ounce of cheese no matter what the actual count is.