| Vino |
Just saw an advertisement for two "lo-carb" wine, labeled "one point
six" and "one point nine". The names relate to the amount of "carbs"
in a glass (defined on the label as 5 fluid ounces, roughly a fifth of
a standard 750ml bottle) of each of the two wines. My problem is that
the label uses the term "carb" as if it were a unit of measurement,
i.e. "1.6 carbs per glass". I could understand if it were something
like "grams of carbohydrate per glass" or "calories derived from
carbohydrate per glass". But I am not aware that the term "carb" by
itself is a measurement of anything. Have I been living on a different
planet?
Vino
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| Tom S |
"Vino" <ifw416@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Just saw an advertisement for two "lo-carb" wine, labeled "one point
> six" and "one point nine". The names relate to the amount of "carbs"
> in a glass (defined on the label as 5 fluid ounces, roughly a fifth of
> a standard 750ml bottle) of each of the two wines. My problem is that
> the label uses the term "carb" as if it were a unit of measurement,
> i.e. "1.6 carbs per glass". I could understand if it were something
> like "grams of carbohydrate per glass" or "calories derived from
> carbohydrate per glass". But I am not aware that the term "carb" by
> itself is a measurement of anything. Have I been living on a different
> planet?
I don't think so. That sounds like marketing babble to me, but I suppose it
could be short-speak for a legitimate unit of measurement.
AFAIC _they_ are the ones living on another planet, and I'd guess it's
Uranus! :^D
Tom S
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| Mark Lipton |
Vino wrote:
> Just saw an advertisement for two "lo-carb" wine, labeled "one point
> six" and "one point nine". The names relate to the amount of "carbs"
> in a glass (defined on the label as 5 fluid ounces, roughly a fifth of
> a standard 750ml bottle) of each of the two wines. My problem is that
> the label uses the term "carb" as if it were a unit of measurement,
> i.e. "1.6 carbs per glass". I could understand if it were something
> like "grams of carbohydrate per glass" or "calories derived from
> carbohydrate per glass". But I am not aware that the term "carb" by
> itself is a measurement of anything. Have I been living on a different
> planet?
It's Atkins diet shorthand for (IIRC) grams of useable (metabolizable)
carbohydrates. That would take in monosaccharides like glucose
(dextrose) and fructose as well as metabolizable complex carbohydrates
like starch (a polymer of glucose). Perhaps someone more familiar with
the Atkins diet can elaborate further...
Mark Lipton
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> Vino
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| dick |
You live in California if I remember. Therefore yes...you live on another
planet.:-)
That said I saw same wine. I think any dry red and dry white yield the same
carbs. Its a rediculous ploy to assume these wines would be lover than say
Silver Oak Cab or Montelena Chard.
The abreviation for grams of carbs is simply marketing and in this case
absurd.
Cannot really clarify more than this.
"Vino" <ifw416@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:coo6f01uda0vrl0bp05khgsimaccar9uu2@4ax.com...
> Just saw an advertisement for two "lo-carb" wine, labeled "one point
> six" and "one point nine". The names relate to the amount of "carbs"
> in a glass (defined on the label as 5 fluid ounces, roughly a fifth of
> a standard 750ml bottle) of each of the two wines. My problem is that
> the label uses the term "carb" as if it were a unit of measurement,
> i.e. "1.6 carbs per glass". I could understand if it were something
> like "grams of carbohydrate per glass" or "calories derived from
> carbohydrate per glass". But I am not aware that the term "carb" by
> itself is a measurement of anything. Have I been living on a different
> planet?
>
> Vino
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| Vino |
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 12:08:12 GMT, "dick" <rneidich@earthlink.net>
wrote:
>You live in California if I remember. Therefore yes...you live on another
>planet.:-)
Actually I live in Seattle. Some would contend that it, like
California, is on a different planet. But I like it here.
Vino
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| Vino |
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 06:35:23 GMT, Mark Lipton <notpil@eudrup.ude>
wrote:
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>Vino wrote:
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>> Just saw an advertisement for two "lo-carb" wine, labeled "one point
>> six" and "one point nine". The names relate to the amount of "carbs"
>> in a glass (defined on the label as 5 fluid ounces, roughly a fifth of
>> a standard 750ml bottle) of each of the two wines. My problem is that
>> the label uses the term "carb" as if it were a unit of measurement,
>> i.e. "1.6 carbs per glass". I could understand if it were something
>> like "grams of carbohydrate per glass" or "calories derived from
>> carbohydrate per glass". But I am not aware that the term "carb" by
>> itself is a measurement of anything. Have I been living on a different
>> planet?
>
>It's Atkins diet shorthand for (IIRC) grams of useable (metabolizable)
>carbohydrates. That would take in monosaccharides like glucose
>(dextrose) and fructose as well as metabolizable complex carbohydrates
>like starch (a polymer of glucose). Perhaps someone more familiar with
>the Atkins diet can elaborate further...
>
Just a thought. Anyone who eats according to rules which use the kind
of language indicated above can't really be enjoying food. My sense is
that few of the contributors to AFW fall into this category. I
certainly don't. Again, it's just a thought.
Vino
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