Tesco New - 'No Added Sugar' Chocy bar!

What else has it got in it?

Polyols are the things that send you rushing to the toilet if you eat too much of them!!These things should have a government health warning on them.

With 49g carbs it will also have big effect on BG levels, personally I'd stay well clear of it.

Cheers Graham

Government health warning? Pah! They should be banned. BANNED, I tells you! And the manufacturers should be taken outside and shot for taking bribes from Andrex...

Polyools don't affect me. I remeber them for the first time in those cool mints, Sorbitol there I think.
Had absolutely no effect on my alimentary system. none of the others does either, but i don't like the taste.

Maybe we could produce a vaccine from Hana to save all that suffering!!! :lol: :lol:

Bet you don't like the carbs either Hana :lol: :lol: :lol:

Tilnoom said:

it breaks down the carbs as (per 100g) Carbs 49g (of which sugars 11.0g, of which polyols 38.0g).

I havent the faintest idea what a polyol is!

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Hi Tils,

Polyols are more usually known as sugar alcohols. The two that are most commonly used in "sugar-free" sweets are maltitol and sorbitol. They are not fully absorbed into the blood stream from the small intestine which generally results in a smaller increase in blood glucose than from regular sugar (sucrose). I believe that something in the region of 75% of a the carbs in a polyol convert to blood sugar. But it is because they are only partly absorbed that they can cause indigestion, bloating and they are extremely powerful laxatives.

These sweets are extremely misleading because their description of "sugar-free" leads people to believe that they do not raise blood sugar - but they do. As far as I am aware the only company that produces a range of chocolate for diabetics that does not cheat by using these laxatives is Hotel Chocolat. Instead they simply use half the amount of sugar that they use in their normal range. Strangely this does not make them particularly bitter tasting.

Well all i can say is that, it may contain all that stuff... but you can't taste any of it! I'd rather leave it

If you are doubtful about NAS choc, you could try the Diabetic Strawberry Jam from the health store (Revital.) Made with 50% sorbitol. I told the assistant that they shouldn't be selling it, & pointed out the small print. :evil:

I then phoned the head office, & they simply said they hadn't had any complaints. Sellers just don't want to know, & trade on peoples' ignorance. :twisted: