Hi vegitarian,


Just to answer your two questions.

'lc' means low carbohydrate. 'Maloitol' is one of a group of substances called sugar alcohols along with sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, erythritol, lactitol, xylitol and hydrolysed starch hydrolysates (HSH). They are used for sweetening and giving bulk to low carb and diabetic foods.

They are very slowly absorbed, if at all, and don't give an insulin spike. People react differently to them. Some people find they make them stall. Certainly over 25g a day makes many people (including me) rush to the toilet! Other people have no difficulty with them. I sometimes have diabetic jam (jelly to you) make with sorbitol but I can't have more than about 2 spoons full.

Hope this helps.

Robert.