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jerppt
Sat, Jul-26-03, 22:52
I was just wondering if on a label it has for example--
35 g carbs, 7 g fiber, 3 g sugar alcohols and 7 g sugars do you subtract the fiber and sugar alcohols from the total only or also subtract the sugars too??

Thanks in advance!!!
:)
icefire
Sun, Jul-27-03, 01:55
I was just wondering if on a label it has for example--
35 g carbs, 7 g fiber, 3 g sugar alcohols and 7 g sugars do you subtract the fiber and sugar alcohols from the total only or also subtract the sugars too??

Thanks in advance!!!
:)


Just the fiber and sugar alcohols. So in your example the net carb would be 25 g.
jerppt
Sun, Jul-27-03, 09:29
Thanks for the quick response icefire.

Boy think of all the stuff we could eat if we could subtract the sugars too. DARN!!!

Thanks again!!
DoubleA
Sun, Jul-27-03, 15:18
So, my eclipse gum has 1g of sugar alcohol a piece, does that mean it has no net carbs?
Froggiebro
Sun, Jul-27-03, 16:02
Sugar alcohol has a minimal impact on blood sugar, that is not to say no impact. So at one piece, you can count the carbs at zero, just don't eat the whole pack like I do, cuz then you would have to count a few carbs.