Can someone please tell me what this REALLY means?



Stated Label Information

Calories - 170
Fat - 12.9g
Protein - 2.4g
Carbohydrates - 3.3g
Fiber? - 1.0g
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Calculated Information
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Carbohydrates factor 3.76162
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Fat factor 8.67180
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Protein factor 3.54081
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Actual Carb count - 13.20 g

Difference by weight 9.90 g

Well Anya,

It looks *suspiciously* to me like you have a notorious low carb bar in your hands. These little things are full of hidden carbs like glycerine (a sweetener), maltitol (sugar alcohol) and similar products that are not considered to be carbs because they are metabolized differently.

The problem is that the hidden carbs can stall you in your weight loss efforts and set off cravings for more sweet things. This is a your mileage may vary (YMMV) thing.

If you do the math work yourself, you'll see:

Fat 12.9 gr x 9 cals = 116.1 cals
Prot 2.4 gr x 4 cals = 9.6 cals
Carb 3.3 gr x 4 cals = 13.2 cals
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------------------------------139.0 calories

Where are the missing calories? Hidden carbs.

Rule of thumb: if you see glycerine, maltitol, sorbitol, xylitol or other such things on an ingredient list, check the carbs yourself and make an **informed** decision on whether you really want to eat it.

Click on Low Carb Tips on the orange bar above to read about artificial sweeteners and sugar alcohols. You may have to scroll down for it.

There's so much more to learn than those books tell ya, isn't there?

Thanks Ruth! and I had 3 the other day...*sigh*
So much to learn..thank goodness for knowledge and the support of others. Thank you..