# When Zero Carb Isn't 0 Carbs

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-zero-carb-isnt-0-carbs/335>\
**Category:** Food & Diet\
**Tags:** diet, carb-counting, newly-diagnosed\
**Created:** [April 4, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-zero-carb-isnt-0-carbs/335 "2017-04-04T01:02:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 4, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-zero-carb-isnt-0-carbs/335/1 "2017-04-04T01:02:40Z")

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When something says 0 carbs in the U.S., I generally contact the company for their lab analysis – which is always per 100 grams.

> Why This “Zero Calorie Sweetener” Isn’t Zero Calories \>\> [https://youtu.be/EN6COaYLS\_A](https://youtu.be/EN6COaYLS_A)

Splenda pkts are 0.9 carbs _each_

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Frank’s Redhot Sauce \>\>  
[http://m.imgur.com/eCQr5ao?r](http://m.imgur.com/eCQr5ao?r)

That’s 31 carbs per 100 grams.