I contacted Brown Cow about the carbs in their yogurt after reading the posts on this board about yogurt having fewer net carbs than shown on the label because of the live cultures eating the lactose.

This was their reply:
"Our Brown Cow Label of ingredients takes in account of the breakdown of lactose in the milk. Once you have eaten the yogurt the cultures in the yogurt are still working at breaking down the lactose which helps you digest the milk product better.

Your question was regarding the 12 grams of carbohydrate in a one cup serving, and if after the breakdown there are only 4. After researching we found that the grams left in the yogurt are approximately 9.3."

Bummer -- I love yogurt in general and Brown Cow in particular. I will have to wait until pre-maintenance or maintenance to eat it again.

The 9.3 grams of net carbs also explains why I am always hungrier than usual on the mornings after I eat it.

I'm a diabetic and the blood sugar rise that I get when eating yogurt tells me that it has significantly more than 4 g of carbs. I don't believe the articles that say the active cultures degrade most of the lactose in yogurt.

9.3 in.. in... in TWO cups right?! That's definitely a bummer, why can't the labels just be right? Why do scientists make up new info? WHY?

I choose to believe the more advantageous stats.

Nope....9.3 grams of carb for ONE cup.

I agree about the labels -- but I guess we are lucky that we get the information we do get -- food company lobbies seem to fight every effort by the government to regulate their labeling.

We need our own Low-Carb lobbiest to go to Washington and demand stricter, more accurate labeling!