> Try this, Sami's has low carb Lavash (it's like a tortilla) or a flat
> bread. ZERO Carbs. Works for pizza shells, and wraps.
>
> Great Products and Tested on TV by a local tv station.
>
> http://www.samisbakery.com/pd_detail2.asp?str=5
Those aren't zero carb. (God, did I just channel JCDK for a second?)
65 total calories, minus the 12 calories from 3g of protein, minus the 9
calories (from 1g of fat) leaves 44 calories coming from carbs (because
there's no place else for calories to come from). 44 calories means 11g of
carbs, so the fiber has already been subtracted from that "11g" carb count.
I think there must not be a strict requirement in the US that manufacturers
do this one way or the other consistently - I see some food labels where the
fiber grams aren't subtracted from the carb count, and some where they are.
(Not surprisingly, most of the products where it's subtracted are
"reduced-carb" products. They're probably hoping that people have just
adopted the simple "subtract fiber grams from carb grams" rule, and thus
their products look lower-carb than they are, without the manufacturers
having to actually come out and lie or anything.)
I've heard, but not looked closely enough to know, that on EU labels, carb
counts always mean "net carbs", and fiber counts always mean
indigestible/non-caloric fiber. That makes sense to me - but until the US
goes consistently one way or the other, shopping will involve math. (I
don't mind doing math, but I do wish labels were more useful)
FOB - 28 Oct 2005 00:02 GMT
It's my impression that they include the fiber carbs in the calorie count.
Eleven grams sound high for one of these, but looking at the ingredients, 0
also looks low.
| Those aren't zero carb. (God, did I just channel JCDK for a second?)
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| goes consistently one way or the other, shopping will involve math. (I
| don't mind doing math, but I do wish labels were more useful)
Roger Zoul - 28 Oct 2005 10:58 GMT
:> Curt wrote:
:>> Try this, Sami's has low carb Lavash (it's like a tortilla) or a
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:> involve math. (I don't mind doing math, but I do wish labels were
:> more useful)
The sad thing about Sami Lavish is that they state on the package 0 carbs!