Net carbs

Hjwathome520
Hjwathome520 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 18 in Health and Weight Loss
Does mfp count net or total carbs?

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  • froglady14
    froglady14 Posts: 1 Member
    total carbs I believe.
  • rjan91
    rjan91 Posts: 194 Member
    Total.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    You can probably find net carb entries for most things if you want to count net carbs though...
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,338 Member
    Depends what country the entry comes from. Most countries, aside from the US, list net carbs on the label, so when people enter food into the database, it is often net carbs they're entering.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Depends what country the entry comes from. Most countries, aside from the US, list net carbs on the label, so when people enter food into the database, it is often net carbs they're entering.

    Yes this -- depends on the label.

    I live in the US and mainly log from the USDA entries, plus the occasional packaged item (purchased in the US), so my carbs include fiber. If I want to know net carbs (which I do), I do the simple math, and frankly I think it is helpful to see both even if you are doing keto or have some other reason to look at net carbs. Good to see how much fiber is with your carb sources.
  • Hjwathome520
    Hjwathome520 Posts: 2 Member
    rjan91 wrote: »
    Total.

    Thank you
  • toxikon
    toxikon Posts: 2,383 Member
    Total, but you can use this handy script to add a Net Carbs column to your diary: https://github.com/Surye/mfp-keto-userscript
  • shutterbug_2
    shutterbug_2 Posts: 4 Member
    edited May 2017
    Counting total carbs seem to be helping my wifey and I at this time
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