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Originally posted by Centurion
"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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Taken from the site:
"The Atkins Net Carbs Seal
We have created the Atkins Net Carbs Seal to list the number of carbs controlled carbers need to count. We?ve subtracted all carbohydrates such as fiber, glycerine and sugar alcohols, which either are not digested or are digested but do not impact blood sugar more than negligibly. While we list the percentage and number of grams of total carbohydrates on the Nutritional Facts Panel on the back of the label, the number of grams after subtracting fiber and sugar alcohols with a negligible impact on blood sugar appears in the circle, the Atkins Net Carbs Seal, on the front of the package.
Let?s take an Atkins Cookies ?n Creme Advantage Bar as an example. Along with the ingredients, the Net Carbs Seal, shown above, states that individuals following Atkins or otherwise limiting consumption of carbs need count only 2 grams of carbs per bar.
Now take a look at the Nutritional Facts Panel below. You will see the following:
This is how the Net Carb figure is calculated:
Total Carbohydrate
22 grams
Non-Caloric and/or Non-blood Sugar Impacting Carbs
20 grams
Polydextrose/Fiber 11 grams
Glycerine 9 grams
Net Carbohydrates
2 grams
(Mainly from the soy nuggets, cocoa and residual carbs
found in the sources for the protein blend)