Counting Carbs-need some help

[HodgeMN]

O.K. I know this has been addressed before but I could not find it using the search function. I am currently looking at a nutrition label on a box and it reads:

Total Carbs - 40g
Dietary Fiber - 10g
Sugars - 16g

If I understand, you can subtract the fiber from the total carb content giving 40 - 10 = 30 grams of carbs. Just curious, where are the other carbs that are not included with the fiber and sugar? 10 + 16 does not = 40 at least not last time I chekced-so much for my minor in applied math in college! Do these "missing" 14 grams of carbs need to be counted?

 

[eurorides]

yes they do. one of the diet guru's can help u with ur other q's i dont know

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

fiber in insoluble and not used by the body
yhe 16g are from soluable simple carbs (Sugars) and the rest of the carbs are from complex carbs that are soluable