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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 1497348" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>[USER=412001]@SockFiddler[/USER] </p><p></p><p>In the UK the total carbs is what you look at. I don't know why one of those examples quoted sugars rather than "of which sugars" but suggest it is a typo. The UK law states that on food labels total carbs means total carbs and includes sugar. Sugars are carbs, not something separate, and are included in the total carb amount. Fibre is deducted and listed separately. The amount of sugars is only useful if you are more interested in the speed of release once inside the body. The more sugar, the more likely it will have a faster glucose release and any spikes will be earlier. ................ Just look at total carbs and ignore the sugars.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 1497348, member: 94045"] [USER=412001]@SockFiddler[/USER] In the UK the total carbs is what you look at. I don't know why one of those examples quoted sugars rather than "of which sugars" but suggest it is a typo. The UK law states that on food labels total carbs means total carbs and includes sugar. Sugars are carbs, not something separate, and are included in the total carb amount. Fibre is deducted and listed separately. The amount of sugars is only useful if you are more interested in the speed of release once inside the body. The more sugar, the more likely it will have a faster glucose release and any spikes will be earlier. ................ Just look at total carbs and ignore the sugars. [/QUOTE]
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