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Confused by USA Carb Labelling!

Mr_Pot said:
@Rachox are these mini pittas? 28g doesn't sound very much.
@Bluetit1802 as an aside, do you know what the "of which sugar" is supposed to convey? Is it sugar that has been added or all sugar and what types of sugar do they include?
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Sorry, I'm not @Bluetit1802 but I could resist answering.
I believe "of which sugar" is the total amount of sugar and refers to all sugars such as fructose and lactose. These have a simpler chemical composition that starchy carbs such as potatoes and rice.
Casting my memory back more years than I care to consider, at school we were taught something about starchy carbs breaking down into two glucose elements.
Due to this simpler composition sugars do not need to break down as much to get into our blood stream and, therefore, usually react quicker.
 
helensaramay said:
Sorry, I'm not @Bluetit1802 but I could resist answering.
I believe "of which sugar" is the total amount of sugar and refers to all sugars such as fructose and lactose. These have a simpler chemical composition that starchy carbs such as potatoes and rice.
Casting my memory back more years than I care to consider, at school we were taught something about starchy carbs breaking down into two glucose elements.
Due to this simpler composition sugars do not need to break down as much to get into our blood stream and, therefore, usually react quicker.
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I forgive you. :) you explained in far more detail than I did, so thank you.
 
Rachox said:
View attachment 24646 I’m confused, easily done! I bought these pitta breads from the USA, via Amazon as they are low carb. However there’s a helpful little panel (top pic) reminding me to subtract the fibre from the carb count. Do I need to do that to reach the UK equivalent carb count? I forget if UK carb counts are calculated with or without fibre? Still 4g or 7g, they’re still doable in my eating plan, but I like to be as accurate as I can!
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The biggest problem I have with the USA labelling is that they give everything per portion rather than per 100g. This makes comparisons very difficult (I believe deliberately) as the portion sizes are all different. Everywhere else, I know that more than 5g carbs/100g is too much, it is very hard to check this in USA, especially with the way they label carbs and fibre.
 
BrianTheElder said:
The biggest problem I have with the USA labelling is that they give everything per portion rather than per 100g. This makes comparisons very difficult (I believe deliberately) as the portion sizes are all different. Everywhere else, I know that more than 5g carbs/100g is too much, it is very hard to check this in USA, especially with the way they label carbs and fibre.
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Or even protein! I ALWAYS have to look at potrtion. Most protein is 56g ( 2 oz).
Recently I picked up a pkg of huge grass feed beef kielbasa. It said 12g protein per serving. Serving size was 2 oz (56g). I looked at the links and they were probably over 224 g (6 oz) per link. What a scam! So 60g protein per link. 85g saturated fat. And the sodium was off the chart! No wonder they were tasty. ( I had a sample )
 
BrianTheElder said:
The biggest problem I have with the USA labelling is that they give everything per portion rather than per 100g. This makes comparisons very difficult (I believe deliberately) as the portion sizes are all different. Everywhere else, I know that more than 5g carbs/100g is too much, it is very hard to check this in USA, especially with the way they label carbs and fibre.
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Oh I like the per portion, as that’s what I’ll eat, but the perfect solution is to list both!
 
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