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Net carbs

jackiemfink
jackiemfink Posts: 1 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I scan an item and it does not reflect net carbs

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  • sollyn23l2
    sollyn23l2 Posts: 1,877 Member
    I don't think MFP tracks net carbs
  • Rockmama1111
    Rockmama1111 Posts: 262 Member
    Correct, it does not. It’s pulling from nutrition label information, which does not typically show net carbs. (You might,, however see it on products that are marketed specifically to carb counters.)

  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,316 Member
    Premium MFP tracks net carbs. Free MFP does not. In premium, I believe it's calculated by MFP (probably somewhat imperfectly as total carbs minus fiber, but I'm not sure).

    I do have premium, but don't care at all about net carbs (or carbs generally, really), and don't ever scan foods. That means I don't know whether it should show up when the food is scanned and isn't, or it doesn't show net carb on the individual food but shows it in some totals, or what. I know I've seen a value for it someplace in premium, but I don't recall where. I dimly recall seeing a net carb setting somewhere, so maybe it's a feature that needs to be turned on, even in premium?

    I'm sorry, @jackiemfink, I don't really have the answer that you want here . . . but I do know that some of the assumptions in posts above are incorrect. I hope someone comes along who actually knows the answer. Apologies!

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