Net Carbs in the UK
 

Hi

Just started the Atkins diet, almost done a week, but I need some help please.

I really need help on net carbs can someone please clarify if:

1. On any product do you minus the fibre from the total carb figure?
2. Here in the UK we have labels that state “carbs of which sugars”
For example
Basmati Tilda Rice
Carbohydrates per 100g 77g
(of which sugars 0.7)
Do I look at the “of which sugars” figure or do i look at the total figure?
I have at the moment taken the highest figure to be on the safe side.


THANKS

hi esox unlike our Amercian friends our carb count is the count we dont have to deduct anything it is all done for us!!! The only thing we would deduct is polyops from carbs to give a true carb reading ie thorntons diabetic range!!! If you want more help and advise from us lot in the uk there is a uk section on this forum, found in the main forum keep scrollng down and it will have a list of other places just click on the uK forum, be be careful they are all mad!!! lol

The "of which sugars 0.7" means that, of the TOTAL carbs of 77g, 0.7 comes from "pure" sugars like sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc. It's put there for diabetics. But the total carbs per 100g (77g) is what you go by because that includes the sugars.

I think it's great that the UK labels food values per 100g. In the US the manufacturer just states the values per "portion" and it's up to them to decide what cockamamie amount constitutes a portion. Makes figuring things out very difficult.

The UK/EU also has much more detailed food labeling than we do in the US.

Hi Esox

Welcome to this forum.

Do have a look in the UK Forum. There is a post about carb counting in the UK. Have a look at the sticky at the top of the page.