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<blockquote data-quote="Goonergal" data-source="post: 2524561" data-attributes="member: 368709"><p>I agree with [USER=372717]@EllieM[/USER] and [USER=543160]@Robbity2[/USER] they’re likely to be sweeteners, which are sometimes also referred to on food (I won’t say nutrition) labels as ‘polyols’ or ‘sugar’ alcohols. They’re often excluded from the manufacturer’s carb count as they’re thought to have minimal impact on blood sugars.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately while that’s true for some/many people it’s not true for everyone and you’ll likely need to discover for yourself how your body reacts. Personally I find erythritol and xylitol both taste fine and have no impact on my blood sugars; on the other hand maltitol has to be the world’s most effective laxative and many of the other sweeteners don’t taste good.</p><p></p><p>I’m at the point where I steer clear of ‘protein’ bars or Atkins bars or Grenade bars etc - they taste horrid (very, very sweet and synthetic) and don’t have any real nutrients. If I want something sweet (and if I could manage it I never would), then I’d rather reach for 85-90% chocolate or some raspberries. The former may have real sugar in it, but it’s far less processed.</p><p></p><p>Having made all those assumptions (and wandered off topic a bit), I’d be very interested to see the food labels you spoke about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonergal, post: 2524561, member: 368709"] I agree with [USER=372717]@EllieM[/USER] and [USER=543160]@Robbity2[/USER] they’re likely to be sweeteners, which are sometimes also referred to on food (I won’t say nutrition) labels as ‘polyols’ or ‘sugar’ alcohols. They’re often excluded from the manufacturer’s carb count as they’re thought to have minimal impact on blood sugars. Unfortunately while that’s true for some/many people it’s not true for everyone and you’ll likely need to discover for yourself how your body reacts. Personally I find erythritol and xylitol both taste fine and have no impact on my blood sugars; on the other hand maltitol has to be the world’s most effective laxative and many of the other sweeteners don’t taste good. I’m at the point where I steer clear of ‘protein’ bars or Atkins bars or Grenade bars etc - they taste horrid (very, very sweet and synthetic) and don’t have any real nutrients. If I want something sweet (and if I could manage it I never would), then I’d rather reach for 85-90% chocolate or some raspberries. The former may have real sugar in it, but it’s far less processed. Having made all those assumptions (and wandered off topic a bit), I’d be very interested to see the food labels you spoke about. [/QUOTE]
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