Use these carb counts as guidelines -- always check your labels on prepackaged food for any possible variations in net carb counts. For example: some brands of cream cheese contain more net carbs than other brands.
legend: tr = trace
carbs - dietary fiber = net carbs


fats & oils carb dietary fiber net carb
butter, salted, 1 tbsp tr 0 tr
lard, 1 tbsp 0 0 0
margarine, stick, 80% fat, 1 tbsp tr 0 tr
margarine, tub, 80% fat, 1 tbsp tr 0 tr
margarine spread, fat-free, tub, 1 tbsp 1 0 1
margarine, vegetable oil spread, stick/tub/bottle, 60% fat, 1 tbsp 0 0 0
margarine-butter blend, 60% corn oil, 40% butter, 1 tsp tr 0 tr
margarine-like spread, approx 40% fat, corn, 1 tsp tr 0 tr
margarine-like spread, approx 60% fat, tub, soybean/cottonseed, 1 tsp 0 0 0
oil, olive, 1 tbsp 0 0 0
oil, peanut, 1 tbsp 0 0 0
oil, sesame, 1 tbsp 0 0 0
oil, soybean, 1 tbsp 0 0 0
oil, vegetable, canola, 1 tsp 0 0 0
oil, vegetable, corn, 1 tsp 0 0 0
oil, vegetable, safflower, 1 tsp 0 0 0
oil, vegetable, sunflower, 1 tsp 0 0 0
salad dressing, french 1 tbsp 2 0 2
salad dressing, french reduced fat 1 tbsp 5 tr 5
salad dressing, italian 1 tbsp 2 0 2
salad dressing, italian reduced fat 1 tbsp 1 0 1
salad dressing, ranch, 2 tbsp 1 tr 1
salad dressing, thousand island 1 tbsp 2 tr 2
salad dressing, thousand island reduced fat 1 tbsp 3 tr 3
salad dressing, vinegar and oil, 1 tbsp tr 0 tr