I just found a good article when looking up why the Net carbs on things like Atkins Bars don't correlate to the nutrition label. I found the article below interesting...especially with all the big words!!! It kind of describes the effects of those mysterious things in some of the food labels. Anyway - thought it was worth sharing.
And this - is a quote from another Forum regarding what makes up the rest of the carbs in the bars.
RE: Your Opinion of the Net Carb Count on Atkins Bars I interviewed Colette Heimowitz from Atkins Nutritionals recently for my podcast show and asked her about that and she said the "missing" carbs are glycerin which they cannot list on the packaging by FDA rules. Here's a link to that interview: