How the numbers are counted

Counting ruleInterim rule: count total carbohydrate (interim)Every gram of carbohydrate counts; nothing is subtracted. This never undercounts. The dietitian will tell us whether fibre or sugar alcohols can be subtracted, and this page will change when they do.Daily limit 30 g. "Carbs left" uses the worst case (every label rounded against us).

Still waiting for the dietitian

A1Interim

Count total carbohydrate (nothing subtracted). Show the fibre-subtracted figure beside it in grey.

A2Interim

Carbs in medicines and supplements count inside the 30 g. The registry starts empty.

A3Interim

Show the label number and the worst case; carbs left uses the worst case.

A4Interim

Only a daily 30 g limit. Meal slots show no target yet.

A5Interim

No fat, protein, calorie, fluid or fibre targets; shown but not judged.

A6Interim

Home monitoring is out of scope for the first build.

A7Interim

Recipes go to the dietitian as a one-page card modelled on Boston Children's.

A8Interim

The Canadian Nutrient File 2026 is the first choice for generic foods; USDA FoodData Central is the fallback.

A9Decided by us

Any change to a label, ingredient, brand, portion or the counting rule turns an item to Needs re-check.

A10Interim

Weighing precision is 1 g.

A11Interim

Sweeteners tagged go, caution or stop as published; no cap enforced, none filtered.

A12Interim

All six clean-ingredient preferences are set to Warn me.

A13Confirmed

Canada: carbohydrate includes fibre on labels; mmol/L.

Engine version 1.0.0. Every figure is calculated from weighed grams and a cited source (USDA FoodData Central, the Canadian Nutrient File, or our own label photo). Not medical advice.