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by ceejayoz 2184 days ago
Insoluble fiber is not included in calorie counts on nutritional labels.
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As I understand it, what's actually subtracted from the calorie counts on nutritional labels is a very rough estimate of the number of calories that aren't actually available because they're stuff like insoluble fiber, based mostly on the type of food. So it's not necessarily that accurate.