Digestible carbohydrates, also referred to as available carbohydrates or net carbs, correspond to the fraction of the total carbohydrates that is digestible and available to provide energy to your body cells. Digestible carbohydrates therefore corresponds to the total of the grams of starches and sugars in a serving of foods. An easy way to calculate digestible carbohydrates using the nutritional information available on food labels is to subtract the grams of dietary fiber from the total carbohydrates in a serving of food