How can there be 6 total carbs if is has 5 grams of fiber and 2 grams of sugar? Can we trust the nutritional info?

Food scientist here, this is because the values on the nutrition label are rounded up. It is likely the fiber and the sugar is rounded up - it may be 4.5g fiber rounded up to 5g, and 1.5g of sugar rounded up to 2g. Thus, 4.5g fiber + 1.5g sugar = 6total carbs. They're rounded up because not every single sauce is going to be the exact same size or the exact same ingredients, so they're rounded up to reflect that margin of error. For example, if you ever baked chocolate chip cookies, you'll notice that not all cookies will be the same. Some might have more chocolate chips, some might be smaller/bigger than others, or some may taste sweeter than others. It is impossible to make every single cookie the same. The nutritional information in the U.S. is heavily regulated, and it is something companies can get sue over. There is a lot of pressure to describe the nutritional label accurately as possible. So yes, you can trust this nutritional label.

ASIN	B06XYTSGDP
Brand	Lao Gan Ma
Brand Name	Lao Gan Ma
Colour	Nero-A1
Container Type	Tin
Cuisine	chinese
Customer Reviews	4.4 out of 5 stars 6,208 Reviews
Flavour	Spicy
Item Package Weight	1.08 Kilograms
Item Weight	24.69 Ounces
Item weight	24.69 Ounces
Manufacturer	Lao Gan Ma
Number of Items	1
Number of Pieces	1
Package information	Tin
Package weight	1.08 Kilograms
Part Number	OZJONG
Size	1.54 Pound (Pack of 1)
UPC	889417000113
Unit Count	23.63 gram
Unit count	23.63 gram

Lao Gan Ma Spicy Chili Crisp Hot Sauce Family/Restaurant Size 24.69 Oz.(700 g.)

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