How Do I Calculate The “Net Carbohydrates” In Detour Products?
Counting net carbohydrates is based on the premise that certain carbohydrates contribute to increased blood glucose (sugar) levels, while others do not. Low carbohydrate diets (such as the Atkins diet) consider fiber, sugar alcohols, and other such carbohydrates to be “non-impact carbohydrates,” meaning that our bodies can’t metabolize or use them, so they simply don’t count. Net carbohydrates are basically calculated by taking total carbohydrate grams and subtracting from those any indicated fiber or sugar alcohol grams. The remaining carbohydrates are considered the given product’s net carbohydrates. On our products, we typically do not indicate the sugar alcohols contained in the product unless we make a specific “net carbohydrate” claim on our packaging. The FDA labeling requirements do not include any requirements to identify the sugar alcohol content of food products but do require sugar and dietary fiber grams to be identified on the nutritional panel. If you are looking for the
