In researching for another purpose, I did an analysis of the label on the
Ultimate Lo Carb Bar.  You might find these results interesting.

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[1] Standards for low carb products would be useful and should be a major
priority of the FDA (Like they care)!  For example, the Ultimate Lo Carb
Bar, Chocolate Brownie Nut, All natural * High Protein (22g), Net Weight 60g
(2.1 oz), manufactured by Biochem, Happaugaue, New York 11758
(www.biochem-fitness.com), claims in a large bullet on the wrapper to
contain only 2g of what they are calling "net Impact Carbs for low Carb
Dieters."   The nutrient facts, however, list total carbs 23g, from fiber,
1g, Sugars 1g, and "other carbs," 21g.  (A request to the FDA for a
definition of "other carbs" has produced no response.  It appears from other
contexts that it may be synonymous with "sugar alcohols" or a similar for of
avoidance for listing the inclusion of chemically formed carbs whose
digestions varies from normal sugars).  And then in print so small it
required an magnifying glass to read, the label states, "Ultimate Low-Carb
BarsT Chocolate Brownie contains approximately 2 grams of "impact carbs" for
carb counting dieters.  These are the carbs that count.  The remaining 21
grams of carbs have negligible impact on glucose levels."   (emphasis mine).
On the other side of the label in similarly small print, we discover that
"Glycerin provides 4.32 calories per gram."  (It is not clear what this
information has to do with anything.  It just sort of hangs there) Now the
label itself admits to a net carb count of 45 grams (excluding the 1g for
fiber).  If only 2g are "impact carbs," what are we to believe happens to
these other 53 grams of carb?  Only 21g are listed as "other carbs," and
presumably these units qualify as other because they are not digested by
insulin in the blood stream but rather pass undigested to the intestines
where they are then dealt with.  Research would seem to indicate that these
other carbs are then digested using the resources of the pancreas and the
liver and directly affecting  sugar absorption.  So, if we accept this
sophistry for the "other carbs," we still have no explanation of why the
other 21g of listed carbs have no impact.  Do they just disappear?  The
label further refers to the bar as "all natural," but reading the
ingredients indicates that there are no natural ones at all!  And now to the
really dangerous kicker for this product: buried in the similar small print
of the ingredients is a phrase separate and by itself, away from any other
product description we find, "product may contain traces of peanut and other
nuts."  Now since peanut allergies are a significant problem in our nation,
I find this hiding of important health, perhaps life-threatening,
information reprehensible.

It is so reassuring to know that the FDA is staying on top of these things.

I am coming rapidly to the conclusion that no prepared product claiming to
be "low-carb" can be trusted to be so, nor can its label be said to be
honest.