Net Carbs

nickiebailey947

Hi,

Can you tell me please, do all of MFP nutrients contain total or net carbs? I have been working on the idea that all given carbs are total, but have been informed today that they are net??

Many thanks
Nickie

nutmegoreo

Depends on the country of origin of the person who created the entry. North American entries tend to be total carbs. Outside of North America most food labels have net carbs. If you prefer to track net, you can add "net carbs" to your search and hopefully you will find entries that have them already. Alternatively, you can change your diary to have the carbs right next to the fibre, so that you can subtract.

lemurcat2

MFP entries are mostly user added, and depend on the information that user has.

MFP itself added the USDA entries, which come from USDA sources (US Dept of Ag) and will use normal US format, which is that carbs = total carbs, and you will need to subtract fiber to see net carbs.

Users in the US and Canada who add package information (or other information they look up) will usually use total carbs, as that is standard in those countries.

Users in Europe and Australia will typically add NET carbs, as package information in those countries has net carbs for the total carb number.

Some users intentionally create net carb entries, they are usually labeled as such, they should be checked.

In general all information should be checked the first time you use an entry -- finding the USDA ones is the only real exception. I look stuff up at the USDA search site or look at my package.

This is why it would not be a good idea to automatically subtract fiber, ESPECIALLY if one is not in the US or Canada.

Hope that helps.