No. What the label is saying, and the emails clarified, is that the 8 grams does not include the fiber. If the Eden company HAD chosen to include the fiber in the total carb count, what it would've read is:

• Total Carbohydrate 15g
  Dietary Fiber 7g

Instead, they have (accurately) listed those items as separate entities on the label. The beans provide 8 grams of carbohydrate that contribute calories, raise blood sugar and trigger insulin. Not 1g.

This tells us that one half of the carbohydrate content is fiber. But, if you believe that the Eden soybeans are 8g carbs of which 7g is fiber .. that would mean the fiber is ... 87.5% of the total carbs?? Doubtful. The starch that is found in all soybeans does not disappear in the canning process.

Another thing to remember is that the Eden black soybean product isn't just soybeans and water. It also contains kombu seaweed, which adds a small amount of carbohydrate of its own.

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The importance of understanding the accurate effective (net) carb content in this product is of paramount importance to diabetics, in particular those persons who calculate their pre-meal insulin dose based on the carbs they believe are in the meal they're about to eat.


hth,

Doreen