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"Net Carbs"
To those in the know:Is this thing with "Net Carbs" or "Impact Carbs" a scam..or are they really telling the truth.
I've read a lot of recipes and look at a lot of ingredients in the products Atkins and other sell. They keep telling the NET CARBS are only 2 grams for example in the Atkins Advantage candy bar. Yet, when you read the ingredients listing, it shows 22 grams of carbs per bar. It shows 11 grams of that is "fiber" or dietary. And in some places, I see they list "sugar alcohols" like malitol and they tell you to subtract THAT amount of carbs from the total also to get the "real" number.
But I still wonder when I see the ads for the candy bars. 2 "net carbs"..but 22 grams of carbs and 11 grams of fiber. Take the fiber out of it..and it still leaves you with *11 grams of carbs*
Anyone want to explain this one?
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