Are the carbs in the "Calories Summary" section reflect "Net carbs" or "Total carbs"?

USG

Are the carbs in the "Calories Summary" section reflect "Net carbs" or "Total carbs"?
My impression is that these are "Total carbs". If I set my macronutrients to "net carbs" it does not give me real indication of what I consumed thru the day. Please correct me if I am wrong and if I am not, is there a way to make it reflect the net carbs? Thanks in advance!

Hilary

You can choose!
On the web version of Cronometer, navigate to the Profile tab and scroll down to the section labeled 'Macronutrient Targets'. Here, you can choose to toggle to Net Carbs or Total Carbs. You can also choose whether to include or Exclude Sugar alcohols in your net carb count.
On the Mobile version of Cronometer, go to the Profile tab, scroll to the 'Settings' section, and choose 'Edit Macronutrient Targets'. Then toggle on/off net carbs and sugar alcohols.

If you have chosen Net Carbs, the Calories summary section should indicate net carbs.
The Nutrient targets section will list total carbs and net carbs separately.

USG

Thank you Hilary!

Lin

Hi there, I do all that (above), but it is bothersome that although I carefully calibrate my macros in Cronometer (currently 17% protein, 38% net carbs, 45% fat, I cannot get Cronometer to display in the macro wheel the net carbs, it only displays my overall carbs, which defeats my purpose of trying to meet a net carb statistic. How do I get the wheel to display the carb form I chose? I don't want to have to recalculate my actual net carb percentage vis-a-vis fats and protein every single day. Otherwise what is the point of choosing to track net carbs?

kens450r

Is there a way to have the macro nutrient levels track the net carbs instead of total carbs. I do have net carbs set up in the nutrients tracked in the nutrient targetx but it would be nice if the macronutrients graphic would switch to the net carbs when you choose that method on how you want to track them in your settings

Hilary

We calculate energy from total carbohydrates because we do get some energy from all types of carbohydrates, not just those counted towards Net Carbs.
Fibers and sugar alcohols can contribute 0-4 kcal/gram. So calculating percentage of calories from Net Carbs only would under represent the amount of calories you are getting.
The macronutrient summary should show you your net carb consumption if you have set your targets to track net carbs.

TedD