labels verses books

[pianokat73]

Okay question,

my PP book says one thing but the label says another or this site says one thing and the label says another.

For Example: My peanut butter the label says

2 tablespoons=6g of carbs
2g of fiber

so that is 4 g of carbs

but this site has a different amount.

Which do you go by because different brands have different amounts?

HELP!!!! When you are reaching for more carbs this would be so helpful to know.

[slowday]

The label trumps almost anything written in books, unless specific brands are listed. You have to go by the label for any processed foods due to extra ingredients that may add carbs, in some cases a lot of carbs.

There are a few things to watch out for. Sometimes the carb count is listed as zero. The U.S. government allows any carb count per serving to be listed as zero if there is less than one gram per serving. So if an item has .9 carbs per serving, then the label will list this as having 0 carbs. Kind of slick, but perfectly legal.

Another thing to watch out for is very small serving sizes which are unrealistic and/or confusing. Like those very small bags of whatever that has 1.25 servings, but the carb count is listed as zero.

The last thing to look out for is hidden carbs and for that you should check out the button on the right, the hidden carb inspector. There are a lot of labels that use suspect accounting and the various food counts don't add up, leaving some carbs unaccounted for.

The easy way to avoid all these problems is to eat foods as unprocessed as possible; meats. vegetables, salads, butter, etc.
It's cheaper too.

happy eating

slowday :)

[tofi]

I know about confusing. :) Why can't they all just agree? :confused:

I think that one must also read the list of ingredients to see why one product would be higher or lower than another.
Peanut butter which contains nothing but peanuts might be lower than a commercial brand because that could have sugar added. Many do have sugars. from a bulk food or health food store, you might get pure grund peanuts so the carb count would be lower.

So if they state 6 carbs for 2 tablespoons, believe that.

But be VERY SCEPTICAL if a product claims NO carbs. Check for a teeny tiny serving size, and be aware that anything less than 1 carb per serving could be labelled ZERO carbs (even if it is really 0.99 gm per serving. Grrrr. :mad: )

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