Are DietClub carb counts 'net carbs?'

[zedgirl]

Do the carb counts in the DietClub.com.au website have the fibre subtracted to give the net carb count?

A post on another forum got me investigating this issue and now I’m confused. You’re supposed to be able to calculate for sure whether or not fibre has been subtracted by doing the following sums (this example is theirs): -

Assuming fat gives 9 calories per gram and protein and carbs each give 4 calories per gram -

if the total calorie count is 38, with

fat 2g (18 cals)
protein 3g (12 cals)
total carbs 2g (8 cals)
fibre 1g

the fibre has not been subtracted otherwise the total calories would be 34.

Does the fibre count as 4 calories because it’s a carbohydrate? Can anyone shed any light on this issue because when I apply the above formula it shows that fibre hasn’t been subtracted in the DietClub carb counts. What am I doing wrong?

[Moonie]

Diet club is an Australian site therefore will have had the fibre deducted....

[Sherrie]

You can also use this aswell: http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/npc/anzfa_npc/

[zedgirl]

Originally posted by moonstruck
Diet club is an Australian site therefore will have had the fibre deducted....

I always assume the fibre has already been deducted when I look at carb counts on nutritional panels but when given a method of proving it, I got curious and tried it on a few items. The numbers just did not add up. So really I was just asking if anyone else had tried it and if so what was I doing wrong?

Not to question anybody’s knowledge on this but how do we know that this is the case (fibre being deducted) with Australian food labeling. Also do all foreign products have to re-label their goods for the Australian market? Is there a site that spells it out specifically? It would be helpful if we could direct people to a website explaining how these things work.

Sherrie, thanks for that link...