I have done a little research on this hidden carb thing in low carb bars. The fact is that if you buy an Atkins bar, they list the NET EFFECTIVE carbs. More importantly, the carbs that have an impact on your blood sugar level. The other carbs which they do not list do not magically disappear, but they do pass through your body and have no effect on your blood system. That is why a low carb bar can be listed as having 2 carbs. Things like fiber or glycerine are carbs but just pass through our bodies. If we use the true carb count formula, we would be those counting carbs that have no effect on our blood system or carb count. We may need to be concerned about the chemical sweetners that products use. The efffect of the sweetner would give cause to concern as to if I want to eat it at all-not the carb count. What manufacturers put on their labels are governed by the FDA. They are not lying. If they were they would be reported and fined. By law they must accurately list carbs, proteins, fats, etc. It is true that we need to break our sweets addiction but low carb bars are an alternative for us. They are not the enemy. Let's educate ourselves before we make decisions.