More fiber than carbs?

#1

I want to start keto and have been compiling different lists of foods to work with, one of which is foods that are high in fiber. One of the foods I came across as high in fiber and LOVE is artichoke hearts! YUM! Problem is…I was looking at this can of quartered artichoke hearts at Kroger (Kroger brand quartered artichoke hearts in brine)…and the fiber count is HIGHER than the carb count. How is that possible? I understand that packaging can be different outside the US and sometimes only lists net carbs, but I’m in the US…as is Kroger, and while the artichoke hearts are from Peru (though are distributed by Kroger Co in Cincinnati, OH), I’m pretty sure the packaging still needs to follow US FDA guidelines, so what’s going on here?

I’m new, so I can’t upload a picture of the label, but it reads:
Serving Size
About 16 pieces without liquid (120g)
Serving Size Per Container About 2
Amount Per Serving
Total Carbohydrate 4g
Dietary Fiber 5g
Sugars 2g

Seems like total carbs should be at least 7 grams, right? Should I avoid buying this or go by a different carb count for artichoke hearts?

(Ashley) #2

Fiber can be more than carbs, that would either just be no carbs if your following net carbs.

(Laurie) #3

This web page has nutrition information:

https://ship.kroger.com/p/011110906762/kroger-artichoke-hearts-14-oz

It shows 8 grams total carbs. Hope that helps!

#4

Wow! The packaging and nutrition label looks different, but looks like what’s inside will be exactly the same, so I’ll definitely use this info instead. Thanks!

#5

On most nutritional labels outside of the USA, “Carbohydrates” is digestible carbs, so they’ve already subtracted out the fiber and sugar alcohols and whatever.

I wish the USA would change to that, as sugar alcohols vary in digestibility and now some items, like allulose, are listed as a carbohydrate, but only 10% of the carbs are actually digested.

#6

Agree with Ogre.

You’re probably living in Europe (or at least outside the US), where the label lists the NET carbs.

#7

Nope!

As far as I know, there aren’t any Krogers outside the US either, and these are Kroger brand artichoke hearts. The artichoke hearts I was looking at was on Kroger’s website though, just like islandlight’s link except that my search was specific to the location I shop at in Georgia, so for some reason the search results were a bit different than hers and pulled up the same artichoke hearts but with a crazy nutrition label.