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mild
Fri, Jul-04-08, 16:34
soft drink count as a carb when the label says 0 ?
Baerdric
Fri, Jul-04-08, 16:44
Probably because anything under 0.99 carbs is allowed to be called "zero" carbs. See the zero? :)

Your particular drink may not have any carbs, but you can't tell by the lable.
Unholy
Fri, Jul-04-08, 17:55
Well, in my eyes its like this. People have you count a carb just so you don't get lax about counting the small carbs in everything you eat/drink. Personally I WILL NOT count splenda sweetened drinks this way as the liquid version of splenda has 0CARBS.
DarleenMB
Fri, Jul-04-08, 19:21
I believe caramel coloring in colas adds a carb.
Baerdric
Fri, Jul-04-08, 19:38
Yeah, just because it's sweetened with non-sugar, doesn't mean there isn't 0.9 carbs of something else. You have to look at the ingredients.

Of course, unless you 're drinking 9 or 10 a day, maybe you can have one anyway.
LessLiz
Fri, Jul-04-08, 19:59
Anything labeled 0g carbs must have less than 0.5g of carbs in it. Count it at 0.5g if you are concerned about it.
Baerdric
Fri, Jul-04-08, 20:06
Oh, I thought it was 0.99!

0.5 makes more sense, but 0.49 would make even more.
Kisal
Fri, Jul-04-08, 20:17
Oh, I thought it was 0.99!

0.5 makes more sense, but 0.49 would make even more.Nope. If it has more that 0.5g carbs, it can be listed as "1" or "less than 1," but not "0".
mild
Sat, Jul-05-08, 09:42
thanx...........
salubrious
Sat, Jul-05-08, 17:08
oh thanks for the info