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Net carbs are not subtracting sugar alcohols

lindagaboardi
lindagaboardi Posts: 2 Member
in MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions
My net carb calculation never matches the label on the food. I often scan the bar code. It doesn’t seem to subtract sugar alcohols from the total carb macro. Also allulose and acacia gum should be subtracted from total carb.
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  • DrBenja
    DrBenja Posts: 32 Member
    It sounds like the scanner isn't accounting for sugar alcohols, allulose and acacia gum.
    Try manually subtracting these from the total carbs for an accurate net carb count.
  • lindagaboardi
    lindagaboardi Posts: 2 Member
    That’s definitely do-able, but time consuming and not why I pay for the premium app. Why shouldn’t the app calculate correctly?

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