Wed, May-26-04, 09:03
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Plan: LC, GF
Stats: 241/190/140
BF:
Progress: 50%
Location: Eastern ON, Canada
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from drugstore.com ...
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Extra Strength Tylenol Caplets, 500 mg each
Ingredients:
Active Ingredients: each caplet contains: Acetaminophen 500mg (pain reliever/fever reducer)
Inactive Ingredients: Cellulose, Corn Starch, FD&C Red #40, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Polyethylene Glycol, Sodium Starch Glycolate
http://www.drugstore.com/qxp25749_3...ver_reducer.htm
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I just happen to have a bottle of extra-strength Tylenol caplets .. and a postage scale that weighs in 1-gram increments. It took 11 pills to make the 6-gram mark (6000mg). ... 6000 ÷ 11 = 545mg per pill. Since each pill contains 500mg acetaminophen, that means the added "inactive ingredients" in each pill is roughly 45mg .. which is 0.045 grams .. and of that, only a small amount is starch. Cellulose and methylcellulose are fiber, and starch glycolate is an inorganic acid (likely added to adjust the pH for optimal absorption).
I really wouldn't worry at all about the carbs in those pills.
Doreen |