Are they sugar alcohols? How bad are they? I'm just wondering because I just bought the smart scoop carb smart ice cream and 4.7 of the carbs come from these two. 9.7 carbs in total and I'm wondering how concerned I should be about the 4.7 ... sugar alcohols don't seem to stall me but I try to go light on them anyway. With summer coming though it'd be nice to be able to have ice cream once or twice a week, it's already hot here and when it's hot it's muggy :P yuck. Thanks.

Cat

I made a thread about almost the same things.. except the sugar alcohol candies.... hang on and I will find the thread name. Somebody posted a huge and very informative post about it

ok it is called "Sugar Free / LC Candies"

Thanks Dixiemamma I'll do a search

Cat

Sorbitol is a Sugar Alcohol. Unlike Maltitol and its derivatives [Maltitol Syrup, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, and Polyglycitol Syrup,] Sorbitol is lower Glycemic...But, some folks still can't handle it very well. So, its a YMMV situation. Polydextrose is a Carbohydrate [not a Sugar Alcohol] which was until recently believed to partially absorbed [< 25%] by some folks, though some studies have now found that it acts like fiber in most folks [not aborbed at all.] For this reason, I consider it a Dietary Fiber and attribute 0 kcal to it. But, you can call it whatever you want.

Thanks cc48510, very informative I appreciate it.

Cat

Agreed...when I see polydextrose I'll be more willing to buy it. Not sure about sorbitol thought. One ice cream I like is Keto Vanilla and Butter Pecan...neither have malitol and both have polydextrose and some other stuff, but neither causes stalls for me....now peanut butter on the other hand....