Net carbs

physio52
physio52 Posts: 28 Member
edited November 18 in Food and Nutrition
Does the food tracker show net carbs or do I have to take grams of fibre away to see net values?

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  • toxikon
    toxikon Posts: 2,383 Member
    No, it doesn't show net carbs. So yes, you'd need to subtract fiber manually.

    Or you can install this to do it for you: https://github.com/Surye/mfp-keto-userscript
  • Lourdesong
    Lourdesong Posts: 1,492 Member
    I usually include "net carbs" in my search in the database and pick the entries that have subtracted them.
  • physio52
    physio52 Posts: 28 Member
    I am using this app to track food for a LCHF diet as suggested by Diabetes UK to, hopefully, control my Type2 diabetes
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    It tracks what you log. If you log UK entries, I don't think the carb count will include fiber (sorry, fibre). If you track US entries (like from the USDA), then the carb count WILL include fiber and you would need to subtract it. If you are mostly using the UK entries, be careful about also taking away fibre.
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