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Help with net carbs plus random q about Mio and ketosis

fhuntress91
fhuntress91 Posts: 2
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Hi all!

I'm very new to the low-carb diet but I'm really loving it so far. I'm just confused about the whole net carbs vs. total carbs thing. Can I just subtract my fiber from my carbs in my daily totals? I remember reading something about sugars coming into play too - do I subtract those also?

Yesterday, for example, I ended the day having consumed 38g carbs, 9g sugar and 12g fiber. So what was my net carbs?

Also - on a completely different note - anyone have any experience with the effects of Mio on ketosis? It doesn't have sugar or carbs but it does contain sucralose and acesulfame potassium. Would those sweeteners affect ketosis?

Thanks for any and all help you guys can give me!

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  • SOOZIE429
    SOOZIE429 Posts: 638 Member
    Hi there,

    Net carbs = carbs - fiber - sugar alcohols. Not sugar. You do not subtract sugar from carbs, only sugar alcohols. Some people do not bother subtracting the sugar alcohols however. This is the stuff found in Atkins bars and sugar-free candies.

    There's no need to count sugar since it's the same as carbs. So yesterday you had 38g carbs - 12g fiber = 26 Net Carbs.

    Mio shouldn't affect ketosis. Sucralose is Splenda, which is an artificial sweetener.
  • fhuntress91
    fhuntress91 Posts: 2
    Thanks Soozie429 - I appreciate the response!
  • shai74
    shai74 Posts: 512 Member
    Pretty sure you can't just subtract it in your daily total. You have to count it for each food item.

    For example, you might have something with 7g of fibre, and something else with 7g of sugar. The fibre does NOT cancel the sugar out, you ate 7g of sugar, the end.

    You only subtract it if for example you were to eat something that had 10g of carbs, OF WHICH 7g was fibre, then the net carbs for that food would be 3g.
  • sljohnson1207
    sljohnson1207 Posts: 818 Member
    acelsfame k is known to cause serious sugar cravings in some folks. eliminate it and see how you do. You do not need artificial sweeteners in your diet, and they do cause some folks to stall, esp. if too many are consumed. that said, if you must, sucralose is likely one of the least problem causing, but the dried kind has starch added to it to keep it from rocking up which adds 1 carb per packet.

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