Net Carbs

justinfred01
justinfred01 Posts: 1 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Can the app be updated to also calculate net Carbs.

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    It doesn't seem like MFP has any plans to do this at this time.
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    If you live in the US or Canada, you can show fiber and subtract it from carbs. It couldn't be simpler.

    If you are in most other countries, labels are probably already net carbs, so you wouldn't want to deduct fiber.
  • WendyGayleNorris
    WendyGayleNorris Posts: 1 Member
    I was researhing this as well.... This hack/jailbreak worked for me.... https://perfectketo.com/myfitnesspal-net-carbs/
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    Go into your diary and switch tracking sugars to tracking fiber. After you log, you can easily see your total carbs and your fiber. Subtract fiber from carbs and you have net carbs. easy peasy.
  • johnnybravo21468
    johnnybravo21468 Posts: 3 Member
    People have been asking MFP for this for a few years now and apparently it’s never going to happen. You would think with the popularity of the Keto diet that they would want more people using their app but 🤷🏻‍♂️. I mean how hard would it be for them to add a setting and formula so that the fiber would automatically be subtracted from the carbs. It’s really annoying that they won’t do it.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    johnnybravo21468 wrote: »
    People have been asking MFP for this for a few years now and apparently it’s never going to happen. You would think with the popularity of the Keto diet that they would want more people using their app but 🤷🏻‍♂️. I mean how hard would it be for them to add a setting and formula so that the fiber would automatically be subtracted from the carbs. It’s really annoying that they won’t do it.

    "Automatically" for who? For everyone? MFP is an international site. Most countries have food labels that are already net carb. This "automatic" setting would screw their numbers up.

    It's not an easy fix. There is no country of origin on database entries. Wipe the slate clean and start over? That wouldn't be a pain at all. But at least the 5% (of Americans) using keto would be happy.
  • Sloth2016
    Sloth2016 Posts: 838 Member
    TeaBea wrote: »
    johnnybravo21468 wrote: »
    People have been asking MFP for this for a few years now and apparently it’s never going to happen. You would think with the popularity of the Keto diet that they would want more people using their app but 🤷🏻‍♂️. I mean how hard would it be for them to add a setting and formula so that the fiber would automatically be subtracted from the carbs. It’s really annoying that they won’t do it.

    "Automatically" for who? For everyone? MFP is an international site. Most countries have food labels that are already net carb. This "automatic" setting would screw their numbers up.

    It's not an easy fix. There is no country of origin on database entries. Wipe the slate clean and start over? That wouldn't be a pain at all. But at least the 5% (of Americans) using keto would be happy.

    ^^ QFT

    When I run keto, I just choose foods that are low or no carb, the small offsets from fiber don't matter materially.
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    TeaBea wrote: »
    johnnybravo21468 wrote: »
    People have been asking MFP for this for a few years now and apparently it’s never going to happen. You would think with the popularity of the Keto diet that they would want more people using their app but 🤷🏻‍♂️. I mean how hard would it be for them to add a setting and formula so that the fiber would automatically be subtracted from the carbs. It’s really annoying that they won’t do it.

    "Automatically" for who? For everyone? MFP is an international site. Most countries have food labels that are already net carb. This "automatic" setting would screw their numbers up.

    It's not an easy fix. There is no country of origin on database entries. Wipe the slate clean and start over? That wouldn't be a pain at all. But at least the 5% (of Americans) using keto would be happy.

    This.

    Also, I did keto in the US using carb with fiber in it. I WANTED to see how much fiber I was eating, as that was important to me. I did the extremely simple math of subtracting the fiber from my carbs in my head without really thinking about it, and do not understand why some people think this is a hardship.

    It's also easy to create net carb entries (please keep them private) and I keep seeing people tell OPs who are in the UK to subtract fiber which is likely to screw them up, as their entries are already net carbs except if they choose some USDA ones.

    As for sugar alcohols, I don't think I consume them very often and I'd ignore them -- it's a bit of a cushion in your carb count and you probably don't want to consume so much that they make a significant difference (for digestive reasons if nothing else).
  • dillianavramov
    dillianavramov Posts: 19 Member
    just google myfitnesspal net carbs. There is a browser addon, that you install and then there is a script. It adds net carbs to your macros. This is on PC. Not sure if it will work on a smartphone
  • katyater
    katyater Posts: 1 Member
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    As for sugar alcohols, I don't think I consume them very often and I'd ignore them -- it's a bit of a cushion in your carb count and you probably don't want to consume so much that they make a significant difference (for digestive reasons if nothing else).
    Just an fyi... as an epileptic and being on a very strict ketogenic diet to help control my epilepsy, I have to count sugar alcohols against my total carb count because the body does metabolise them and it will throw you out of ketosis if you consume too much of them or over use them as a sugar substitute some also can cause seizures in some epileptics. These would include malitol, mannitol, lactitol, sorbitol, isomalt, xylitol. I only mention this because some people like to use the formula of carbs minus fiber minus sugar alcohols equals net carbs and they wonder why they get thrown out of ketosis or why they are not losing weight (if that is their goal) and not counting the sugar alcohols would be why. So in a real ketogenic diet, you count sugar alcohols. In a modified atkins, low carb, or a low glycemic diet, you do not have to count sugar alcohols because carb counting is not so important and integral to the diet.
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    katyater wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    As for sugar alcohols, I don't think I consume them very often and I'd ignore them -- it's a bit of a cushion in your carb count and you probably don't want to consume so much that they make a significant difference (for digestive reasons if nothing else).
    Just an fyi... as an epileptic and being on a very strict ketogenic diet to help control my epilepsy, I have to count sugar alcohols against my total carb count because the body does metabolise them and it will throw you out of ketosis if you consume too much of them or over use them as a sugar substitute some also can cause seizures in some epileptics. These would include malitol, mannitol, lactitol, sorbitol, isomalt, xylitol. I only mention this because some people like to use the formula of carbs minus fiber minus sugar alcohols equals net carbs and they wonder why they get thrown out of ketosis or why they are not losing weight (if that is their goal) and not counting the sugar alcohols would be why. So in a real ketogenic diet, you count sugar alcohols. In a modified atkins, low carb, or a low glycemic diet, you do not have to count sugar alcohols because carb counting is not so important and integral to the diet.

    My point was actually that you SHOULD count sugar alcohols rather than try to get extra carbs by subtracting them, so I'm interested in your point and I think it's consistent. IMO, someone doing keto probably should not be consuming so many sugar alcohols that it even matters.
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    dillianavramov wrote: »
    just google myfitnesspal net carbs. There is a browser addon, that you install and then there is a script. It adds net carbs to your macros. This is on PC. Not sure if it will work on a smartphone

    And if someone in the UK or Australia uses it, or someone careless about the entries they choose, they will get bad results. Much better to check entries and also to know how much fiber you eat. I really don't get why people think simple 1st grade math you can do in your head is so problematic.

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