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Question: Carbs vs. sugar in MFP tracking

hstoblish
hstoblish Posts: 234 Member
edited February 9 in Food and Nutrition
So, when we're tracking carbs, fibre and sugar, what are the units and how do they add up.

I know that sugar is a type of carb, and so is fiber. So I thought maybe carbs = fiber + sugar, but that doesn't even remotely add up. So, what is the deal here?

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  • chezjuan
    chezjuan Posts: 747 Member
    My off-the-cuff thought is that the difference between the total carbs and the fiber + sugar is the amount complex carbs that eventually get broken down into glucose.
  • BigGuy47
    BigGuy47 Posts: 1,768 Member
    Net carbs are the adjustments made for fiber and sugar alcohol content.

    Total carbs - fiber - (sugar alcohols/2) = net carbs
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