Thu, Oct-24-02, 20:15
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Plan: LC, GF
Stats: 241/190/140
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Progress: 50%
Location: Eastern ON, Canada
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hiya Robert,
Actually, "carbohydrate, by difference" refers to the fact that the carb content of a food is calculated as the difference between the total weight of the food, minus protein, fat and water. Those other nutrients are measured directly by standardized methods. Carbohydrate is the only value that's calculated rather than directly measured.
It's hard to say about subtracting the fiber grams. More and more manufacturers on this side of the pond are pre-subtracting the fiber. It's just not "law" yet, so it's quite inconsistent. I did check with our Carb Counter (clink on the Quick Link in the right-hand column) ... and it also lists 12.8g carb and 5.4g fiber. So .. in this case you would subtract the fiber to get a net carb count of 7.4g per 100g nuts.
hth,
Doreen
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