Calories from fiber-- Do they count???

[cjp85]

A lot of products that I see that wear the low carb or no carb label say that it's safe to not include fiber as a carb because it doesn affect blood sugar. I also remember reading somewhere that fiber can't be digested entirely by the human body, so what I am getting at is, since you can exclude them from low carb diets is it ok to not include calories that come from fiber? Maybe I'm just being picky, but if I eat 35 grams of fiber ed, thats also 140 calories. Is it ok to not include fiber calories or do I have to count them?

[LeanMeOut]

A lot of products that I see that wear the low carb or no carb label say that it's safe to not include fiber as a carb because it doesn affect blood sugar. I also remember reading somewhere that fiber can't be digested entirely by the human body, so what I am getting at is, since you can exclude them from low carb diets is it ok to not include calories that come from fiber? Maybe I'm just being picky, but if I eat 35 grams of fiber ed, thats also 140 calories. Is it ok to not include fiber calories or do I have to count them?

It doesn't count.

[bigsd67]

though i would believe that fiber grams aren't counted in the overall calorie number because supposedly each food is tested for how many calories are in a serving...i could be totally wrong though....any one know about this?

[SwoleCat]

Fiber has no caloric value because it is sh*t out of the body.

Sugar alcohols however do.

~SC~

[longhornDr]

though i would believe that fiber grams aren't counted in the overall calorie number because supposedly each food is tested for how many calories are in a serving...i could be totally wrong though....any one know about this?

Fiber is usually included in the total calorie count, which is a measure of the energy content of the food, not how much your body can actually use.

[angelxterminator]

Fiber has no caloric value because it is sh*t out of the body.

Sugar alcohols however do.

~SC~

THANK YOU....

GOD I used to go grocery shopping with my ex all the time, and i'd get my usual steaks, lean beef, chicken breasts, brown rice, etc...
The market has a natural food section i hang around, lots of gluten free wheat based products, great non-processed stuff...But right around the corner is the fvcking slimfast, atkins, bullshlt section. My girl would hover around there reading all the nutrition labels like wow look, chocolate chip cookies, WOW 6 NET CARBS.
And grab like 5 bags of them..i'd just laugh
the rest would look like

serving size: 2 cookies
fat 18 grams
saturated fat 12 grams
carbohydrates 32 grams
Sugar 6 grams
Sugar alcohols 22 grams
Other carbs 4 grams
Protein 4 grams

god i'm going to miss her

[bigsd67]

Fiber is usually included in the total calorie count, which is a measure of the energy content of the food, not how much your body can actually use.

excellent...thank you for the info on this..i was unsure because a high fiber cereal like fiber one is listed as only 50 cals per serving (13g fiber) even though the total carb count is 27 plus trace grams of protein and fat making the actual number higher. i believe that they subtract the fiber calories on the label.

[Kim2884]

excellent...thank you for the info on this..i was unsure because a high fiber cereal like fiber one is listed as only 50 cals per serving (13g fiber) even though the total carb count is 27 plus trace grams of protein and fat making the actual number higher. i believe that they subtract the fiber calories on the label.

I don't think this is true. From what I think I remember from a food science class I took, calories are measured first, then fat grams and protein grams. Anything leftover is determined to be carbohydrates. Besides, think about the fiber one example. If total carbs per serving is 27, subtract 13g fiber, that's 14g carbs. 14 x 4 (cals per gram) = 56. If they were counting the fiber, the calories would be listed at 108 cals (27 x 4) per serving.