Sugar Alcohol: Do Their CALORIES count?

I have the typical maltitol-based candy bars and bags of Xylitol etc.

I am not counting the sugar alcohol carbs but do the calories count (ie
does my body absorb the amount of calories in the sugar alcohols)?

If I do the math for one of the candy bars (CarboRite Crispy Carrmel
Bar) it comes out to 79 calories/bar instead of the 120 calories as
shown on the label.

Thanks,


Josh

The calories count, that's why they have to be listed.

One gram of various sugar alcohols are worth 2 to 3 calories apiece not the
full 4 of regular carbs, that's why the count is lower.

Details of the caloric value of sugar alcohols can be found on this site

http://www.diabetes.ca/Files/SugarAl...cember2002.pdf.

-- Jenny

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"Joshua" wrote in message
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I have the typical maltitol-based candy bars and bags of Xylitol etc.

I am not counting the sugar alcohol carbs but do the calories count (ie
does my body absorb the amount of calories in the sugar alcohols)?

If I do the math for one of the candy bars (CarboRite Crispy Carrmel
Bar) it comes out to 79 calories/bar instead of the 120 calories as
shown on the label.

Thanks,


Josh

In article ,
"Jenny" wrote:

The calories count, that's why they have to be listed.

One gram of various sugar alcohols are worth 2 to 3 calories apiece not the
full 4 of regular carbs, that's why the count is lower.


I was asking because some months ago it was revealed here that the
calories on the labels may not be accurate. They may be values that are
not fixed as we had originally assumed when we were doing our 9xfat
grams 4x protein grams to calculate for "hidden carbs."

This new factoid was revealed in an exchange of posts that I was asking
regarding FLAX which, if the calories listed on the lables are correct,
must have huge amounts of hidden carbs. But since people say it does NOT
have hidden carbs, apparently they are including fiber carbs in with the
total calorie total.

Likewise I was wondering how many *real, absorbed by human beings*
caloreis are in sugar alcohols. It seems to me possible if not probaible
that fewer sugar alcohol calories are absorbed in vivo than are
indicated on the labels.

Josh

In article
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Joshua wrote:

Likewise I was wondering how many *real, absorbed by human beings*
caloreis are in sugar alcohols. It seems to me possible if not probaible
that fewer sugar alcohol calories are absorbed in vivo than are
indicated on the labels.

That very much depends upon the human being.

Priscilla

The link below will tell you what lab research shows about calorie
absorption from sugar alcohols. You'll need Acrobat Reader installed on
your computer to read it.

For detailed scientific information about sugar alcohols and how they
metabolise:
http://www.diabetes.ca/Files/SugarAl...cember2002.pdf.


-- Jenny

Cut the carbs to respond to my new email address!

Weight: 168.5/137
Diabetes Type II diagnosed 8/1998 -
HBa1c 5.2 10/03
Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean
How to calculate your need for protein * How much people really lose each
month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger Cravings
* Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats *
Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise
Starting from Zero * Do Starch Blockers Work? * NEW! Why the Low Carb Diet
is Great for Diabetes * NEW! Low Carb Strategies for People with Diabetes


"Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message
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In article
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Joshua wrote:

Likewise I was wondering how many *real, absorbed by human beings*
caloreis are in sugar alcohols. It seems to me possible if not probaible
that fewer sugar alcohol calories are absorbed in vivo than are
indicated on the labels.

That very much depends upon the human being.

Priscilla