Net Carbs Question

[Pensive]

on UK labels it usually says: Carbohydratesnumber)
Of which sugarnumber)

Are the "of which sugar" the net carbs and the ones to watch?

Thanks in advance!

[Pensive]

sorry the sad smiley was infact a colon punctuation lol. dunno how that happened

[neutronnorman]

Net carbs are the carbohydrates subtracted from the amount of fiber in the food. Suppose you are eating a CHO based food that is 7 grams carbohydrate and 4 grams fiber. The net carbs are thus (7-4)=3 grams net. The sugars added are usually high fructose and or corn syrup. Those sugars are really nasty. Remember, carbohydrates are sugars.

[Georgiana]

Originally Posted by Pensive

on UK labels it usually says: Carbohydratesnumber)
Of which sugarnumber)

Are the "of which sugar" the net carbs and the ones to watch?

Thanks in advance!

You are in the UK, so for you the carbohydrates listed the the right of "Carbohydrates" are net carbs. Net carbs are what we count on Atkins.

So unlike in the US, when you check the carbs on the label you do not calculate net carbs by subtracting dietary fiber from carbohydrates.

There is a more detailed explanation and a few examples in this thread: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...l-reading.html (Net Carbs, Added Sugar and Label Reading)
The second post there explains how you should interpret labels if you live in the UK.

[msanjelpie]

If you put a space between the : and the ( you won't get the happy face stuff : (

[JulieB]

Originally Posted by msanjelpie

If you put a space between the : and the ( you won't get the happy face stuff : (

That works. Another option is to choose the Advanced editor, scroll way down, and check the box marked 'Disable smilies in text'. Of course, this disables all of them