The fibre (being indigestible) isn’t counted in the carb total over here.
If you add the fibre total on the UK packaging for the almonds to the carb total, that would be what the US would list as ‘total carbs’, and yes, over there, you would then subtract the fibre from that total carb figure to get the ‘net’.
But here, the carbs and fibre are already completely separate. No maths required.
We encourage people on the forum to eat 20 grams or less of carbs, no sugar, adequate proteins, healthy fats, water and electrolytes. These bars are junk food and way over on a good carb allowance -I would throw them out if you want to get the most out of your carbs. The best thing is to eat nothing processed and just keep to whole foods =).
Ok I’ll try reduce even further. I do hit 4k of calories burnt every day, does that change anything?
Carbs are what is bad for us. Some people on the forum try for 0 grams of carbs (we have a carnivore section on the forum). I freaked out at myself the other day when I had 21 grams of carbs one day.
Are you tracking on an app like cronometer.com it is free.
Personally I stopped sugars in February when I started Keto, and got rid of all the artificial sweeteners in June, I don’t eat any nuts, on a very rare occasion I will have 1 teaspoon of peanut butter for a big treat (that I measure out and add to my daily chart). If you want to see good results, sticking to the basics tends to work better is all. Good luck =).
We are very individual. 40 grams of carbs might be just fine for you. You can always try a few weeks and see what happens. We recommend 20 grams because it tends to work for almost everyone. But even then, as Susan said, there are some that have to go lower. Several people on this forum use “20 total carbs” instead of “net carbs” for this reason.
For myself, I was very lazy keto at the start and didn’t track anything. I lost about a third of my total eventual losses just winging it by eating the ‘right’ foods but without any counting. Eventually, I stalled out and took stock with some careful tracking of what I was eating. It turned out I’d been having closer to 50 grams a day than 20. Tightening this up got me losing again at that point.
So, if you really want to start at 40 grams you may be fine there and lose weight at least for a while.
I hope this helps!
My husband and I have nicknamed 88% chocolate bars “Dirt Bars”! You’re right…you can’t eat a lot at once!
If it’s real food, I count net carbs (in all of EU the carb count is net carbs, no need to subtract), if it’s been processed (preprepared foods, bars, flours, etc), I count total carbs - I believe our bodies aren’t stupid 
It’s take me a looooong time to be able to eat 85% and above. And they are still better combined with something, like yogurt. (Which may actually be beneficial to bind with oxalates.)
I’d like to see someone make a bar that’s “creamier”, maybe with more cocoa butter? (I guess it wouldn’t be “85%” chocolate that way, but it could taste better.)
Now you’re talking. Since we keep the dark chocolate in the refrigerator, it’s rock hard. (Lundt 90%) In my mind, chocolate shouldn’t sound like rocks when you eat it. I usually smear it with some Kerry Gold, and sometimes cream cheese. My wife puts coconut flakes on it. I don’t think I’ve had a piece since last May, though.
I honestly don’t care if it’s lower % chocolate as long as it’s sugar free.
I bought this chocolate today and I thought that it would be bitter as hell but it was not bitter at all at the end 
What I liked is that it has 7,4 gr carbs on 100 gr. The bar is 80 grams, which means only 6 gr for the whole bar…when I did the math I was almost about to eat it all but I decided that I will not trigger my addiction so I ate only one piece 
It says only 1 % of coconut blossom sugar but I do not think that it matters so much since as far as I know the GI of the normal sugar is 60 while on the coconut it is about 54 …and the quantity is so small that it can be ignored I think.
Vivani Organic Dark Cocoa Chocolate 80 g (Pack of 10) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0106C929G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_0flQDbQKTADG1
I know this has real sugar in it but only 7g for 100g of chocolate and let me tell you it is so rich and creamy 4 squares is a lot! To me it doesn’t taste bitter or sour like some low quality dark chocolate. But be warned it is expensive
I have found the 85% ones of these to be very good, too, but are hard to find locally and astoundingly expensive:
Maybe it’s the stone grinding that helps these?
I’ve been wanting to make my own, with some chocolate (85%+) and some cocoa butter (and maybe extra sweetener). I just haven’t had the time. (Nor do I have the knowledge about how to temper these things, but I know people who have that knowledge.)
Bob#1, I might have to try that. There is some good butter I know of, and slathering that on some chocolate maybe with coconut could work.
From Bob#2
