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 carnivore has nothing to do with carbs.  it's just about avoiding plants.

keto is about avoiding carbs.

and paleo is about avoiding modern foods.

the three are very similar in practice but very different in theory. 
 to give you an example - milk, eggs and liver all contain carbs - but they do not contain any plant matter

in milk carbs are actually the largest ( by weight ) macro ( fat is largest by calories )

although most carnivores use butter rather than milk and butter is obviously mainly fat if butter is carnivore then logically so is milk since butter is made out of milk ???

or maybe not ...

because i suppose milk allergies are a thing so from that perspective milk and cheese are not carnivore but butter is ...

basically carnivore is more about avoiding toxins and allergens than carbs ...