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Net carbs?

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Posted by: JoeR.

Lately I have been seeing a lot of stuff advertising with Net Carbs. For instance my nitro-tech bar has 33 carbs, but a net carb rating of only 3. Taken exactly from the bar

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Glycerine, dietary fiber and carbohydrates(other than sugars and starches) in thjis bar have little impact on blood sugar levels and are an excellent addition to a high protein/low carbohydrate diet plan

Is that just muscletech advertising at work? I have seen other products not muscletech related that have these ratings. Is it total bull?


Posted by: Fit Freak

It's because they exclude sugar alcohols and the garbage...truth be told...you should be counting it all...it's a marketing strategy used to appeal to so called "carb watchers." A calorie is a calorie and to be honest sugar alcohols are actually 1 step closer to fat than a carb.


Posted by: ah1

This is a reply on a similar topic.

Re: Where can I buy that bar Post #4 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/sh...=644933#644933


quote:
Originally posted by kim
I would like to buy the PROTEIN EDGE Ultra low carb which is:

Cal: 230
Protein: 26 g
Fat : 5g (including 3 g sat)
Carbs: 7 g

Kim



The bar looks similar to a type that we sell in the UK from Canada.
If you are buying this bar in the belief that it is low-carb then it is not. This is due to the glycerin in the bar. Looking at the link to the manufacturer’s site the ingredients given give an extra 12.26g of carbs when you use the method below to find out the amount of glycerin.
How to find the amount of glycerin in a bar.

The way to do this (assuming the company has correctly listed everything else on the label right) is to find the total caloric content of the bar and the total amount of protein, carbs, and fat listed. Multiply the grams of protein and carbs by 4. Multiply the grams of fat by 9. Take the total of these two numbers and subtract it from the total calories in the bar. The number you come up with from this calculation is the total calories of glycerin in the bar. To find out the number of carbs this makes up divide that number by 4.32.
Here is the formula to calculate the grams of carbs contained from the glycerin:
Total Calories - ((gm. of protein + gm. of carbs) x 4) + (gm. of fat x 9)) = glycerin / 4.32

one bar with no glycerin in.

http://ast-ss.com/Products/ProductPage.asp?ProdID=27
Also the bar contains Soy protein. “soy protein contains massive amounts of naturally occurring estrogen. Now this might be desired if you have just entered menopause, but if you are an athlete trying to increase performance, build muscle and reduce body fat the last thing you should be eating is soy protein. Whether from a powder, bar, or whole food, soy protein could possibly be an athlete's worst enemy.”
This article is rather extensive please use this link: http://ast-ss.com/dev/qa_search/full_text.asp?ID=335


Posted by: JoeR.

Quote:
Originally posted by Fit Freak
It's because they exclude sugar alcohols and the garbage...truth be told...you should be counting it all...it's a marketing strategy used to appeal to so called "carb watchers." A calorie is a calorie and to be honest sugar alcohols are actually 1 step closer to fat than a carb.

How is a sugar alcohol closer to a fat than a carb?







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