Thread: Mints

1 carb, it is impossible that it is 0 cal.

well the 1 carb comes from fiber

did you check out the site?

I'm sure there's sugar alcohols in there. There's no way a mint can be 0 cals.

Peace.

yes it does

ingredients: Gum arabic, sorbitol syrup, natural color(carmel), extract of natural her flavors (from Ricola's herb mix), natural flavors (menthol, pepperment oil), aspartame, acesulflame K
Contains Phenylanine

Sara , I don´t believe in this 0 cal thing for this mint. Anyway, just 4 cal isn´t that bad.

Originally posted by sara
well the 1 carb comes from fiber

What do you mean ?

the nutrition facts: 1 carb, 1 fiber, 0 sugar

Yes, if it has 1 carbohydrate, it has 4 calories.
Like I said, it is only 4.

fiber is a carb, but with no calories,

Now I am confused.

Fibers are non digestible complex carbs. So, they are not listed in the carbs that we count calories.

That is why I believe this mint has 4 calories.

sugar alcohols = tummyaches
aspartame = brainaches

Originally posted by Vieope
Fibers are non digestible complex carbs. So, they are not listed in the carbs that we count calories.

Since you can't digest it, it can't give you any calories

So are you guys subtracting your total fiber from your total daily carbohydrates?

Originally posted by donescobar2000
So are you guys subtracting your total fiber from your total daily carbohydrates?

NO, of course not.

Impossible - this macro count is wrong. You can't have sorbitol without sugar alcohols and sugar alcohols are considered a carb.

That is what I am saying all night, nobody agrees with me.Everybody here substract their fiber from their carb count, that is insane.
My reality is falling apart, I am so confused. Is this really IM ?

I think the subtracting the fiber from the carb count has become the "in thing" with the introduction of the "impact carb" lable that has been wide spread with atkins products. Everywhere you look on those things you see impact carbs which equals net-fiber if you read the macro on the back.

I'm not smart enough to know if that is real in a physiological sense but I know it's how it's getting marketed now. Look around you see 6 gram impact carb breads with the little A for Atkins everywhere. Also all the Atkins friendly meals that are being touted at restuarants all talk about impact carbs.

Hope Jodi or anyone else can make me for one smarter on this.

TIA,

Four calories? Who cares either way about four calories?

I subtract fiber from my carbs intake

Originally posted by Yanger
I think the subtracting the fiber from the carb count has become the "in thing" with the introduction of the "impact carb" lable that has been wide spread with atkins products. Everywhere you look on those things you see impact carbs which equals net-fiber if you read the macro on the back.

I'm not smart enough to know if that is real in a physiological sense but I know it's how it's getting marketed now. Look around you see 6 gram impact carb breads with the little A for Atkins everywhere. Also all the Atkins friendly meals that are being touted at restuarants all talk about impact carbs.

Hope Jodi or anyone else can make me for one smarter on this.

TIA,

Impact carbohydrates are the ones that is left when you substract fiber and sugar alcohols. The fibers we don´t count calories the sugar alcohools we do but they are not listed in the carb impact because they don´t affect insulin.( I am not sure about that, I think they do . )

Originally posted by sara
I subtract fiber from my carbs intake

Stop doing that

Sara, I guess we are having a problem of miscommunication.
Solve this simple problem to clarify to me what you are thinking:

Food A -- Protein(0) Carbs(10) Fats(0) Fiber(4)


How many calories do you think it has ?
The answer for me is : 40 cals.

yes.. I know that, but I don't count that as part of my daily carb intake..

I think "impact carbs" are a marketer's giant wet dream. I am going to be the one laughing my ass off when all these people who jumped off the "low fat" bandwagon and are now eating "0 net impact carbs" are whining about how they're still fat, and the health headlines say "Low Carb Not the Miracle Cure After All!"

On the other hand, eating more fibre and less sugar alcohol is a good idea, whatever you end up calculating for your bottom line.

Originally posted by sara
yes.. I know that, but I don't count that as part of my daily carb intake..

You agree and disagree with me at the same time.
You confuse me with simple things. I don´t know what we are arguing about anymore.
Good thing that we don´t date.

I don't subtract fiber personally. I just go with that lables say. I don't think I go anal like that counting cals. Eat all cals, count all cals and grow!