net carb confusion

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sadafmano
sadafmano Posts: 6 Member
edited February 23 in Food and Nutrition
Hi guys! can anyone please tell me how do i calculate the carbs consumed minus the fibre( i.e only sugars) in mfp. It is soooo frustrating. Few questions:
1) in some food entries i find that the net carb doesnt equal sugars + fibre, What is the deal with that? Should i use the net carb value then for calculating the sugars consumed?

2) Some food entries only give net carb and fibre so can i i subtract these two to get sugar consumed?

3) is there anyother calorie counter that makes this whole mess easier to understand and shows the fibre and sugars separately.

thanks!

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  • laurenawolf
    laurenawolf Posts: 262 Member
    When you go to your diary, it will show you the amount of fiber and the amount of sugar. If it doesn't, go to "Food" then "Settings" and change what nutrients you want to show in your diary.
  • sstolii123
    sstolii123 Posts: 205 Member
    You can go to settings - diary settings and choose to show your Fiber and sugars consumed for the day. What are you looking for, Net Carbs or Carbs - Fiber = Net Carbs for an Atkins style diet? I have not found a way to have MFP calculate Net carbs and I just do the math on my own.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Net carbs typically refers to total carbs minus fiber.

    Depending on how you are defining "sugars", you may or may not be able to simply subtract the fiber to get total sugar. The most common and abundant forms of carbs are sugars, fibers, and starches.
  • waldo56
    waldo56 Posts: 1,861 Member
    If you are going to switch to net carbs you also have to switch your calorie goals as well, since the default calorie goals do not assume you calculate net carbs.
  • sadafmano
    sadafmano Posts: 6 Member
    You can go to settings - diary settings and choose to show your Fiber and sugars consumed for the day. What are you looking for, Net Carbs or Carbs - Fiber = Net Carbs for an Atkins style diet? I have not found a way to have MFP calculate Net carbs and I just do the math on my own.

    Yup that's what im looking for. I guess I'll need to calculate on my own. Thanks:)
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    there's a Keto diet add-in script for MFP that displays Net Carbs and does other stuff, Google will find it for you
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