[Bravelilchicken]

I bought some whole wheat tortilla the other day and it says this on the back, is this correct or just a gimmick?
"To get the net carb count when counting carbs deduct grams of dietary fiber from total carbs to get the effective carb count - this is what matters".
These tortillas have:
11 grams total carbs
- 8 grams dietary fiber
3 grams effective carb count This is what counts

[Suzanne 3FC]

That is correct, but only if you are on the Atkins diet. Other diets don't consider net carbs and it's not even a legally recognized or approved term.

Here's a snippet from a news article on CNN, provided by the Mayo Clinic.

What's the difference between the terms total carbs and net carbs?

The FDA calculates total carbohydrates by subtracting grams of protein, fat, water and ash — a scientific term for the nonburnable part of a food that includes minerals such as calcium and phosphates — from the total weight of the food. The resulting number is listed on the food label as "total carbs."

Net carbs — a term not approved or defined by the FDA — is the total number of carbohydrates minus fiber, glycerin and sugar alcohols. Net carbs, like low carb, is a marketing phrase used by proponents of low-carb diets to show a reduced carbohydrate amount on their products. Their theory is that fiber, glycerin and sugar alcohols — which are all forms of carbohydrates — don't raise blood sugar, so they shouldn't be tallied when counting carbs. But in reality, glycerin and sugar alcohols can raise blood sugar to some extent, and these substances do contribute calories.

[Bravelilchicken]

Thank you.