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<blockquote data-quote="Marie 2" data-source="post: 2524565" data-attributes="member: 475037"><p>Per google search, so I'm assuming it might be fiber.</p><p></p><p>"Unavailable carbohydrates are what we call fiber. In the United States fiber is included in carbohydrates, so a determination of the amount of available carbohydrate requires that we subtract out the fiber. The problem is that in some other parts of the world fiber is <em>not</em> included in carbohydrates. This can lead to incorrect assumptions about certain imported foods.</p><p>Most countries in Africa, Asia, and North America calculate carbohydrate 'by difference'. Most countries in Europe and Oceania analyse carbohydrate directly. Values for Europe and Oceania therefore do not contain unavailable carbohydrate, while values for Africa, Asia and North America do. Method of deriving carbohydrate is rarely given"</p><p></p><p>Sugar alcohols are also listed differently in different countries. US it's listed in the total carbohydrate and then under that listed separately are sugars, sugar alcohols, fibers.</p><p></p><p>On Fundays site they say no sugar alcohols added.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.fundaysweets.com/" target="_blank">https://www.fundaysweets.com/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marie 2, post: 2524565, member: 475037"] Per google search, so I'm assuming it might be fiber. "Unavailable carbohydrates are what we call fiber. In the United States fiber is included in carbohydrates, so a determination of the amount of available carbohydrate requires that we subtract out the fiber. The problem is that in some other parts of the world fiber is [I]not[/I] included in carbohydrates. This can lead to incorrect assumptions about certain imported foods. Most countries in Africa, Asia, and North America calculate carbohydrate 'by difference'. Most countries in Europe and Oceania analyse carbohydrate directly. Values for Europe and Oceania therefore do not contain unavailable carbohydrate, while values for Africa, Asia and North America do. Method of deriving carbohydrate is rarely given" Sugar alcohols are also listed differently in different countries. US it's listed in the total carbohydrate and then under that listed separately are sugars, sugar alcohols, fibers. On Fundays site they say no sugar alcohols added. [URL]https://www.fundaysweets.com/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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