Arby's(r) Market Fresh(r) Low Carbys(tm) Wraps

[jpkelley]

Ultimate BLT Wrap 48 total - 31 fiber = 17 Net Carbs
Green Leaf Lettuce, Tomatoes, Pepper Bacon, Mayonnaise, Whole Wheat Tortilla

Roast Turkey Ranch & Bacon Wrap 48 total - 30 fiber = 18 Net Carbs
Green Leaf Lettuce, Tomatoes, Red Onion Rings, Natural Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Pepper Bacon, Roast Turkey, Creamy Ranch Spread, Whole Wheat Totilla

Southwest Chicken Wrap 45 total - 30 fiber = 15 Net Carbs
Green Leaf Letttuce, Shredded Cheddar Cheese, Shredded Pepper Jack Cheese, Red Onion Rings, Diced Grilled Chicken, Santa Fe Ranch Sauce, Whole Wheat Tortilla


Chicken Ceasar Wrap 46 total - 30 fiber = 16 Net Carbs
Green Leaf Lettuce, Red Onion rings, Diced Grilled Chicken, Caesar Sauce, Whole Wheat Tortilla

This one is not available in all areas:
Chicken Club Wrap 52 total - 31 fiber = 21 Net Carbs
Green Leaf Lettuce, Dijon Honey Mustard Sauce, Diced Girlled Chicken, Shredded Cheddar Cheese, Pepper Bacon, Tomato, Whole Wheat Tortilla


Now the fun stuff. What's in those sauces, Arby's is very good about listing ALL the ingredients in them.

Mayonnaise
Soybean oil, water, egg yolk, high gructose corn syrup, distilled vinegar, salt, cider vinegar, sugar, lemon joice concentrate, spice, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, natural flavor, calcium disodium EDTA added to protect flavor

Creamy Ranch Spread
Soybean oil, cultured buttermilk, sour cream (cream, modified food starch, gelatin, lactic acid, guar gum, mono and diglycerides, disodium phosphate, citric acid, artificial flavor), egg yolk, water, salt, distilled vinegar, sugar, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, lemon juice from concentrate, natural flavors, monosodium glutamate, xanthan gum, dehydrated egg white, spice potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate added as preservatives, propylene glycol alginate, citric acid, calcium disodium EDTA added to protect flavor

Santa Fe Ranch Sauce
Soybean oil, water, distilled vinegar, egg yolks, green bell peppers, salt, corn vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, whey powder, onions, apple cider vinegar, spices, mustard seed, jalapeno peppers, modified corn starch, natural flavor, xanthan gum, dehydrated egg white, spice potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate added as preservatives, propylene glycol alginate, lactic acid, dehydrated parsley, calcium disodium EDTA, citirc acid

Caesar Sauce
Romano and parmesan cheeze, soybean oil, water, distilled vinegar, sugar, egg yolk, garlic, red wine vinegar, lemon juice concentrate, salt, mustard seed, spices, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate added as perservatives, xanthan gum, white wine, caramel color, molasses, dehydrated onion, corn syrup, calcium disodium EDTA added to protect flavor, anchovies, tamarind, natural flavors, citric acid, tartaric acid

Dijon Honey Mustard Sauce
Soybean oil, water, honey, mustard seed, high fructose corn syrup, distilled vinegar, egg yolk, salt, xanthan gum, spices, propylene glycol alginate, white wine, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate added as preservatives, oleoresin paprika, calcium disodium EDTA added to protect flavor, yellow #5, citric acid, tartaric acid

[jpkelley]

Re: Arby's(r) Market Fresh(r) Low Carbys(tm) Wraps

Ultimate BLT Wrap 48 total - 31 fiber = 17 Net Carbs
Roast Turkey Ranch & Bacon Wrap 48 total - 30 fiber = 18 Net Carbs
Southwest Chicken Wrap 45 total - 30 fiber = 15 Net Carbs
Chicken Ceasar Wrap 46 total - 30 fiber = 16 Net Carbs
This one is not available in all areas:
Chicken Club Wrap 52 total - 31 fiber = 21 Net Carbs
Mayonnaise - high gructose corn syrup...sugar, lemon joice concentrate
Creamy Ranch Spread - sugar... lemon juice from concentrate...
Santa Fe Ranch Sauce - high fructose corn syrup... modified corn starch
Caesar Sauce - sugar... lemon juice concentrate, molasses... corn syrup
Dijon Honey Mustard Sauce - honey... high fructose corn syrup

Ok, is it just my imagination... or is this just abusing the whole "Low Carb" label.

They've trademarked "Low Carbys" so maybe that can mean whatever they want it to.

I did a bit more digging, here's the sauce info for the "dipping sauces":

Honey Mustard = 5 net carbs
Mayonnaise "Packet" = 0 net carbs
Southwest Sauce = 5 net carbs

Checking some other areas of the Arby's site shows that these were all part of the "Market Fresh(r) Wraps" menu... just recently relabeled as Low Carbys.

[Grillmaster]

Low vs. Lower

Compared to the same sandwiches using bread, yes, they are lower in carbs, but since there is no set definition for "low carb", foodmakers can put out these things and slap that label on them.

In restaurants, I am very wary of any dressing or sauce, and I'll order anything like that wrap without sauce. Notice that all of the sugars are found in the sauces above! Also you have no control over how much they slather on your food, so it's best to measure and take control of your own food.

I appreciate any restaurant effort to provide fresh vegetables and meat and something other than bread as an option. But "buyer beware" and know what's on/in these foods before jumping like a fish at a lure when you read/hear the words "low carb".

Thanks for the info jpkelley!

[NulloModo]

Well, the thing to keep in mind is that low carb does not always equal Atkins, there are a variety of low-carb plans out there.

Also, the number of carbs is quite acceptible in those wraps even on Atkins once you are in the later rungs of OWL, or in maintenance. Definately don't look like an induction food though...

[JoanOH]

This used to be a STICKY in the main forum, but it's not there anymore. If you eat out, here's one of the most useful web sites there is. It has nutritional info on more than 290 national chain restaurants, mostly fast food. Always pays to look up a menu BEFORE you go out to eat!

http://www.dietfacts.com/fastfood.asp

Joan J

[MotherOfGizmo]

Yea, but the "carbys" drives me nutso! Arbys Carbys--how cute! :sarcasm