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Plus the whole sugar vs. sugar alcohol nonsense, which I still don't completely understand.

Dylan16807 2y ago
Sugar alcohols seem simple enough to me. The properties vary but they generally have fewer calories per gram and a low glycemic index, and some of them are much sweeter per calorie.
freedomben 2y ago
IANA nutritionist or expert at all in this area so take this with a grain of salt, but my understanding from looking into it is that the sugar alcohol doesn't break down in digestion and isn't absorbed, that's why the "carbs" from sugar alcohol "don't count." I would recommend taking it easy on the sugar alcohols even though they "don't count" because they can cause significant gas ;-)
- foxyv 2y ago
  It depends on the type. Some are partially digested as carbohydrates. Others are not. You can look up their individual Glycemin Index. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0261/4761/8864/files/Screen_Shot_2019-09-26_at_2.14.23_PM_large.png?v=1569531517 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0261/4761/8864/files/Scree...
- rini17 2y ago
  And some like xylitol are highly toxic to dogs, must be careful around them.
  - freedomben 2y ago
    Indeed. My dog loves the dissolve-on-your-tongue melatonin, but it is super deadly to her because of the Xylitol. I keep it on a high shelf now and am very careful to pick up any pieces that might get dropped. She made it through, but that was a terrifying few days D-:
MisterTea 2y ago
I also hate the games they play with labeling such as "no sugar added." Bought a cherry pie from a local market labeled "no sugar added" thinking it was going to be extra tart only to take it home and taste sugar. Reading the label it listed sugar alcohol which I learned can cause gas and bloating in some people, which I soon found out. Once slice had me doubled over with gas pains a whole night and shit my brains out the next day. I got my money back for that piece of garbage pie. I want to punch whoever thought no sugar added means fuck all...

Sugar alcohols seem simple enough to me. The properties vary but they generally have fewer calories per gram and a low glycemic index, and some of them are much sweeter per calorie.

freedomben 2y ago

IANA nutritionist or expert at all in this area so take this with a grain of salt, but my understanding from looking into it is that the sugar alcohol doesn't break down in digestion and isn't absorbed, that's why the "carbs" from sugar alcohol "don't count." I would recommend taking it easy on the sugar alcohols even though they "don't count" because they can cause significant gas ;-)

foxyv 2y ago
It depends on the type. Some are partially digested as carbohydrates. Others are not. You can look up their individual Glycemin Index. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0261/4761/8864/files/Screen_Shot_2019-09-26_at_2.14.23_PM_large.png?v=1569531517 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0261/4761/8864/files/Scree...
rini17 2y ago
And some like xylitol are highly toxic to dogs, must be careful around them.
- freedomben 2y ago
  Indeed. My dog loves the dissolve-on-your-tongue melatonin, but it is super deadly to her because of the Xylitol. I keep it on a high shelf now and am very careful to pick up any pieces that might get dropped. She made it through, but that was a terrifying few days D-:

MisterTea 2y ago

I also hate the games they play with labeling such as "no sugar added." Bought a cherry pie from a local market labeled "no sugar added" thinking it was going to be extra tart only to take it home and taste sugar. Reading the label it listed sugar alcohol which I learned can cause gas and bloating in some people, which I soon found out. Once slice had me doubled over with gas pains a whole night and shit my brains out the next day. I got my money back for that piece of garbage pie. I want to punch whoever thought no sugar added means fuck all...