What is the difference between net carbs and total carbs?

Count your NET carbs, not your total carbs. Non-fiber carbs = fattening. Fiber carbs = not fattening (and actually filling as well as beneficial for digestion and fat burning). To calculate net carbs, simply subtract the dietary fiber content from the total carbs. read more

Count your NET carbs, not your total carbs. Non-fiber carbs = fattening Fiber carbs = not fattening (and actually filling as well as beneficial for digestion and fat burning) To calculate net carbs, simply subtract the dietary fiber content from the total carbs. In the picture to the right, the net carbs would be 15 – 5 = 10. read more

But the problem is that there is no legal definition of the "net," "active," or "impact" carbs popping up on food labels and advertisements. The only carbohydrate information regulated by the FDA is provided in the Nutrition Facts label, which lists total carbohydrates and breaks them down into dietary fiber and sugars. read more

The distinction between carbohydrates and net carbohydrates can affect your weight-loss efforts. To compute your net carbs, subtract the total grams of fiber from the total grams of carbohydrates. Many low carbohydrate diets use the net carbohydrate calculator for their nutritional specifications instead of simply counting the total number of carbohydrates. read more