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I know calories are worked out because the food is burned and it is the energy given off, but how is a carb calculated?
I ask because I was just looking at the carb values for some 85% dark chocolate and was amazed to find that 3 varieties showed carbs per 100g as 16%, 43% and 64% respectively. Yet each only shows cocoa and sugar as ingredients, and the sugar cannot be more than 15%
These are huge variations and would really impact on a very low carb diet and it got me thinking
So how is the carb value of any food worked out?
I ask because I was just looking at the carb values for some 85% dark chocolate and was amazed to find that 3 varieties showed carbs per 100g as 16%, 43% and 64% respectively. Yet each only shows cocoa and sugar as ingredients, and the sugar cannot be more than 15%
These are huge variations and would really impact on a very low carb diet and it got me thinking
So how is the carb value of any food worked out?