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To: brytlea
What is maltitol?
57 posted on 01/31/2005 10:18:55 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Maltitol is a sugar alcohol, and is not counted in the carb count of a food (for low card dieting purposes). I guess because it's not digested? I'm not positive about that. But it may have, as it says, a ''laxative'' effct. Well, you better believe they aren't just whistling Dixie when they say that!!!!
It's in most of the low carb candies you will find out there.
sundero


58 posted on 01/31/2005 10:21:22 AM PST by brytlea
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

malitol is a sugar alcohol made from malodextrin. It has some calories but no influence on insulin.....all the sugar alcohols do this but can cause stomach distress if too much is taken


63 posted on 01/31/2005 10:34:56 AM PST by NorCalRepub
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