Help needed with fiber contents

[Jennyxxx]

Hi and a late Happy new Year to you all !!!

I am over in the UK and my brother came home (not on Atkins ) with a Jalfrezi Sauce he got at Aldi and it has nutrition info which confused me slightly.
Basically is had for 100 g of product : Carbs 4.5 g .. of which sugars 4.5 g but Fibre content was 5.1 g !!

Maybe this is normal but I live in Italy and have been doing Atkins for 4 years - and to my recollection I have never found Fibre with a percentage ABOVE Carbs.

Can the fibre be deducted even in cases like these ??

Thanks in advance for any comments !!

Jen

[Georgiana]

Re: Help needed with fiber contents

Maybe this is normal but I live in Italy and have been doing Atkins for 4 years - and to my recollection I have never found Fibre with a percentage ABOVE Carbs.

Can the fibre be deducted even in cases like these ??

Fiber should not be deducted. In Europe, the "carbohydrate" reported on the label represents net carbs, so it does not include fiber. So that sauce has 9.6 g total carbohydrate, 5.1 g dietary fiber and 4.5 net carbs.

This explains it in more detail: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...125-post2.html

[Jennyxxx]

Re: Help needed with fiber contents

Thank you so much for your answer .. I will now go and recount my fridge and food cabinets !!!
Take care

Jen

[Kent]

Re: Help needed with fiber contents

Happy New Year!

I see G- has already told you the right answer, so I am just stopping by to say Happy New year's. Europe eliminates a lot of the confusion by giving the net carb count up front, but confuses a lot of the people used to American style packaging.

[Jennyxxx]

Re: Help needed with fiber contents

Thanks Kent
and congratulations on your results !!!
you look amazing!!!

Take care

Jen