I’m new to keto. I’m trying to eat under 20g of carbs. These say they have 1 net carb per tortilla, but on the back it says 17 grams of carbs? Someone explain I’m really struggling lol.
by Cool-cat-199
15 Comments
DerWaifu
Subtract fiber from carbs
orangotai
just pay attention to net carb.
Net Carb = Carbs – Fiber. fiber is good to keep in your diet, and you’re really trying lower Net Carbs specifically
mgreene888
Some ingredients classed as carbs arent digestible – therefore it means 1 bioavailable carb.
zaskar
However! Some people get a blood sugar spike anyways, if this is you, pretty good chance your body will act the same way as for other sugars.
Rbla3066
Just to add to what others have said, besides fiber you can also subtract sugar alcohols as they do not contribute to raising blood sugar.
MrCanoe
As others have said, Fiber can be subtracted from the carb count to get the “Net Carb” but there is some disagreement on if this acutally a thng. Some say that the whole “Subtract fiber from carbs” doesn’t actually lower the carb count and your body will still react like it has the full carb count. This may just be in regards to diabetes though.
Basic-Comfortable458
Good product, wonderful product, but definitely not at the price point
rasmuseriksen
Fiber is what you might call an “anti-nutrient”. It’s undigestible by your body and so you poop it out. Turns out that can be good for you to have in your food for various reasons. In low carb food science, this is useful because fiber can kinda hold things together.
So when the nutrition label has “dietary fiber” written on it, that number is contained WITHIN the total carbohydrates. So if you subtract it from total carbs, you get the non-fiber carbs leftover, or “net carbs”
Ok-Conflict17
the true keto / low carb doctors don’t count net carb – fiber
loki143
Net carbs are a scam that companies use to sell to you. They are trying to infer that fiber and sugar alcohols don’t react to your body like carbs do so they don’t count. However there is no definition of net carbs by the FDA or any scientific studies that say sugar alcohols and fiber pass through your body. Or any defined amount of what percentage passes through your body. Companies are using net carbs to sell you artificially sweeten products.
mrryanwells
People are always completely writing off fibrous carbs, but “True” carbs should actually be ~half of the net carbs added back to the total
IsThereCheese
Net carbs are the ones you don’t poop out
trigger55xxx
Here’s the real math. Eat 3 of those and don’t leave a 20′ radius of your toilet.
Ordinary_Ice_1137
Ok. So being a diabetic, I religiously watch my carbs. Let me explain how I understand it. The very basics of it is that net carbs is the total carbs minus fiber. But this is what it means. Your body passes fiber. It does not affect your blood glucose levels because you cannot digest dietary fiber. It helps you poop. Which is why fiber is so important for old people. So basically the net carbs are the carbs that will affect your blood sugar. The rest of the carbs just exit the body intact through the usual route. Hope it helps.
mazink121294
Be Careful, these types of breads are not 1g net carb. Look at the ingredients, somehow they have found a loophole with resistant starch to make it 1g net carb. Get a CGM for a month and measure the blood spikes, this will have the same spike as eating 10-15 grams of carbs. All these Keto tortilla are scams.
15 Comments
Subtract fiber from carbs
just pay attention to net carb.
Net Carb = Carbs – Fiber. fiber is good to keep in your diet, and you’re really trying lower Net Carbs specifically
Some ingredients classed as carbs arent digestible – therefore it means 1 bioavailable carb.
However! Some people get a blood sugar spike anyways, if this is you, pretty good chance your body will act the same way as for other sugars.
Just to add to what others have said, besides fiber you can also subtract sugar alcohols as they do not contribute to raising blood sugar.
As others have said, Fiber can be subtracted from the carb count to get the “Net Carb” but there is some disagreement on if this acutally a thng. Some say that the whole “Subtract fiber from carbs” doesn’t actually lower the carb count and your body will still react like it has the full carb count. This may just be in regards to diabetes though.
Good product, wonderful product, but definitely not at the price point
Fiber is what you might call an “anti-nutrient”. It’s undigestible by your body and so you poop it out. Turns out that can be good for you to have in your food for various reasons. In low carb food science, this is useful because fiber can kinda hold things together.
So when the nutrition label has “dietary fiber” written on it, that number is contained WITHIN the total carbohydrates. So if you subtract it from total carbs, you get the non-fiber carbs leftover, or “net carbs”
the true keto / low carb doctors don’t count net carb – fiber
Net carbs are a scam that companies use to sell to you. They are trying to infer that fiber and sugar alcohols don’t react to your body like carbs do so they don’t count. However there is no definition of net carbs by the FDA or any scientific studies that say sugar alcohols and fiber pass through your body. Or any defined amount of what percentage passes through your body. Companies are using net carbs to sell you artificially sweeten products.
People are always completely writing off fibrous carbs, but “True” carbs should actually be ~half of the net carbs added back to the total
Net carbs are the ones you don’t poop out
Here’s the real math. Eat 3 of those and don’t leave a 20′ radius of your toilet.
Ok. So being a diabetic, I religiously watch my carbs.
Let me explain how I understand it.
The very basics of it is that net carbs is the total carbs minus fiber.
But this is what it means. Your body passes fiber. It does not affect your blood glucose levels because you cannot digest dietary fiber. It helps you poop. Which is why fiber is so important for old people.
So basically the net carbs are the carbs that will affect your blood sugar. The rest of the carbs just exit the body intact through the usual route.
Hope it helps.
Be Careful, these types of breads are not 1g net carb. Look at the ingredients, somehow they have found a loophole with resistant starch to make it 1g net carb. Get a CGM for a month and measure the blood spikes, this will have the same spike as eating 10-15 grams of carbs. All these Keto tortilla are scams.