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Net Carbs 101

by Cameron Greene

Lately, more and more food packaging is containing net carbs. You may be thinking what are net carbs and how are they calculated? Net Carbs represent the total carbohydrate content of the food minus the fiber content and sugar alcohols (if in the product). A couple of diets that focus on counting Net Carbs are the Keto Diet and Atkins Diet.