Net carbs vs fiber

Filmlotus

Hey guys, I'm a bit puzzled about how to count my net carbs. My intake of carb today was 61g in total, mostly from cauliflower, soy milk, 9 cherries, nuts and eggs. My fiber total was 56gs. If I were to subtract fiber from total carb, that would be 15g carb. However, some foods have far more fiber than it does carb, eg. Chia seeds 3g fiber, 0 carb. So I'm not sure if my net carb is quite accurate, being that some of the fiber number isn't coming directly from the food that is actually higher in carb like the cherries.

What do you guys think?

Fivepts

I have the same ?, so waiting to see the responses.

jenb1830

Hey guys, I'm a bit puzzled about how to count my net carbs. My intake of carb today was 61g in total, mostly from cauliflower, soy milk, 9 cherries, nuts and eggs. My fiber total was 56gs. If I were to subtract fiber from total carb, that would be 15g carb. However, some foods have far more fiber than it does carb, eg. Chia seeds 3g fiber, 0 carb. So I'm not sure if my net carb is quite accurate, being that some of the fiber number isn't coming directly from the food that is actually higher in carb like the cherries.

What do you guys think?

In the US, total carb counts MINUS the dietary fiber = NET CARBS. In some places like the UK, the net carbs are already calculated for you and is shown in the total carbs. For example, 1 tablespoon of chia seeds is 4 grams of total carbs with the dietary fiber at 4 grams, thus making the net carb 0. I am in the US, so I just subtract the dietary fiber from the total carbs to get the net amount.
Hope this helps!

tammyclinch

So subtract dietary fibre only? Or fibre too

FitMommaD

You take Carbs minus fiber which will equal NET Carbs

Hope that makes sense

tammyclinch wrote: »

So subtract dietary fibre only? Or fibre too