sugar alcohol and dietary fiber

[cenzo78]

I have this item sitting in front of me that reads

Total Carbohydrate 15
Dietary Fiber 4
Sugar 4
Sugar Alcohol 7


If you were counting carbs would you count this as 15 carbs or 4 carbs? Or none of the above?

 

[saudades]

I would count it as the total carbs, 15.

 

[big in vegas]

I would count it as the total carbs, 15.

Agreed

 

[dreww]

Best way to be sure.....is add the fat and protein calories and take that off the total calories...then divide the remaining calories by four.

 

[nuknuk]

If Im not mistaken, sugar alcohol is nothing but another sweetener like aspartame.

 

[Presser]

If Im not mistaken, sugar alcohol is nothing but another sweetener like aspartame.

correct, the bottles say ZERO SUGAR real big but in reality sugar alcohols still spike ur insulin like sugar therefore shuttling the fats into ur sytem anyways so dont be fooled

 

[big in vegas]

correct, the bottles say ZERO SUGAR real big but in reality sugar alcohols still spike ur insulin like sugar therefore shuttling the fats into ur sytem anyways so dont be fooled

Very true and the same principle goes for "fat free" cheese. It's only fat free based on the serving size which is always less than what you'll use. This is why you're better ahead to buy low fat cheese instead