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How to calculate net carbs

Farrell73
Farrell73 Posts: 94 Member
edited December 2024 in Social Groups
Do I subtract erythritol and dietary fiber to get a net carb? For example total carbohydrates 22 g dietary fiber 15 g erythritol 4g? so would it equal to three or seven? I’m trying to figure all this out. Sorry!

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  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,041 Member
    Not all sugar alcohols can legitimately be subtracted. Some are actually partially processed and have been shown to affect blood sugar, so not completely subtractable. For those, I'd count half.
    Erythritol, however, is one that is not digested (so is xylitol) and you CAN subtract it.
    So 22total-15fiber-4erythritol= 3g net

    My 87.5 cents. :smile:
  • zanyterp
    zanyterp Posts: 291 Member
    what @baconslave said
    and some of this is based on your n=1 and if you feel better/worse when you eat it.
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