I didn't know there were calories in sugar free Gum!!

Scoochie1
Scoochie1 Posts: 121 Member
edited October 1 in Food and Nutrition
How could I have been so blind!
Wrigley's Extra Cool Breeze - 15kcals per pellet !!
I assumed sugar free was calorie free - I've been eating a pack a day (152kcals) without thinking
Oh the REMORSE!
Please - someone - tell me I've got this all wrong.
Are all gums filled with sneaky calories? Is there nothing 'safe'?

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  • lookpretty
    lookpretty Posts: 276 Member
    well just wondering, do you eat the gum? or do you chew it, if you ate it why yes there is substance and therefore calories.... but I spit mine out
  • Scoochie1
    Scoochie1 Posts: 121 Member
    No - I would never eat it. But I looked at the packet and there is nutrition info and there are kcals. And it is sugar free. Do you think the kcals are only there if you ingest? I'm not so sure....
  • georgiag111
    georgiag111 Posts: 424
    I always assumed it was from chewing since you do "swallow" the saliva that is formed from the gum if that makes any sense .... Not positive though
  • georgiag111
    georgiag111 Posts: 424
    BUT I also assume you burn the calories by chewing it so it equals to nothing ...(and I would look into the 5 calorie gum)
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    yep, gum has calories...whether you swallow or not
  • coxy1968
    coxy1968 Posts: 77
    Im afraid everything has calories even Lettuce :-)
  • lookpretty
    lookpretty Posts: 276 Member
    what coud possibly be caloric? what in the spit has calories?
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