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Net Carbs in Halo Top?
MimiOfTheLusciousLawn
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Would this be 14g minus 5g fiber minus 5g sugar alcohols for a net carb total of 4g?
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For some people yes, for others no. Depends how sugar alcohols affect you. I subtract them but others do not.1
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This just happened... I can't find Halo Top. It was pretty good, though 8g carbs is pretty steep for a treat that's not a Green and Blacks...
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MimiOfTheLusciousLawn wrote: »
Would this be 14g minus 5g fiber minus 5g sugar alcohols for a net carb total of 4g?
For this product, yes, subtract the SA. erythritol gas a GI of 0 and is excreted from the body, so it is one that is truly "no calorie". Always read what sweetner is used, Many do have a GI and are metabolized as carbs.1 -
silverfiend wrote: »MimiOfTheLusciousLawn wrote: »Would this be 14g minus 5g fiber minus 5g sugar alcohols for a net carb total of 4g?
For this product, yes, subtract the SA. erythritol gas a GI of 0 and is excreted from the body, so it is one that is truly "no calorie". Always read what sweetner is used, Many do have a GI and are metabolized as carbs.
Great point. (Some of those nasty SAs don't stick around very long - Sorbitol, Mannitol
- but they probably leave carbs behind.)
Do you have a list of common responses to SAs? That would be a handy thing to have.
Thx!
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silverfiend wrote: »MimiOfTheLusciousLawn wrote: »Would this be 14g minus 5g fiber minus 5g sugar alcohols for a net carb total of 4g?
For this product, yes, subtract the SA. erythritol gas a GI of 0 and is excreted from the body, so it is one that is truly "no calorie". Always read what sweetner is used, Many do have a GI and are metabolized as carbs.
Great point. (Some of those nasty SAs don't stick around very long - Sorbitol, Mannitol - but they probably leave carbs behind.)
Do you have a list of common responses to SAs? That would be a handy thing to have.
Thx!
This is the site I got my info from: http://www.ruled.me/keto-diet-plan-best-and-worst-sweeteners/
A more thorough site: http://ketodietapp.com/Blog/post/2013/06/10/Top-10-Natural-Low-carb-Sweeteners1 -
silverfiend wrote: »silverfiend wrote: »MimiOfTheLusciousLawn wrote: »Would this be 14g minus 5g fiber minus 5g sugar alcohols for a net carb total of 4g?
For this product, yes, subtract the SA. erythritol gas a GI of 0 and is excreted from the body, so it is one that is truly "no calorie". Always read what sweetner is used, Many do have a GI and are metabolized as carbs.
Great point. (Some of those nasty SAs don't stick around very long - Sorbitol, Mannitol - but they probably leave carbs behind.)
Do you have a list of common responses to SAs? That would be a handy thing to have.
Thx!
This is the site I got my info from: http://www.ruled.me/keto-diet-plan-best-and-worst-sweeteners/
A more thorough site: http://ketodietapp.com/Blog/post/2013/06/10/Top-10-Natural-Low-carb-Sweeteners
Thanks, @silverfiend.
This chart is a good quick reference. (I'd add Sorbitol to the laxatives list.)
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