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Old Wed, Oct-22-03, 21:59
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Here's a list of all the Sugar Alcohols I know of:

Maltitol, Maltitol Syrup, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Hydrogenated Glucose Syrup, Sorbitol, Erythritol, Lactitol, Isomalt, Xylitol, Mannitol.

Pretty much anything ending in -itol is a Sugar Alcohol. Any Sugar or Starch preceeded by the word "Hydrogenated" is a Sugar Alcohol. But, be carefull on that one, because fats preceeded by the word "Hydrogenated" are Trans-Fats, which are very bad for you.

-ol indicates an Alcohol. Glycerin (Glycerol) is also an Alcohol. It is not technically a Sugar Alcohol. But, many folks lump it in with Sugar Alcohols. Neither of these are truly Carbohydrates. But, since the FDA considers everything that isn't fat, protein, water, ash, or ethanol...to be a carbohydrate, they are listed under the carb count. I personally prefer to think of them all as Alcohols and treat them accordingly. Too many Alcohols will stall folks, because they are burned before Fat.

BTW, Dextrose is powdered glucose...the same sugar used in Pixie Stix. Fortunately, since it is near the end of the list, there probably isn't very much of it in there. Salt is before it on the list. Multiply the Sodium content by 2.5 and the Dextrose content will be less than that amount. 1mg = .001g or 1/1,000th of a gram. So, if it has 100mg of Sodium, there would be less than 250mg (0.25g) of Dextrose.
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