Whey Low Sugar, appropriate?
crystal_hartmann
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Yes? Why would you think it can't? What are you planning to use it for?1
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Although it apparently has zero protein so I'm a bit confused about how it's whey...3
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I should clarify, only my second day here. Appropriate for keto. I forget this is not a straight up keto site.0
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Its just sugar. I thought that went against the keto mantra?0
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I don't have a "mantra". As stated, it's only my second day here, second day as well trying to understand keto. This only has 4 g carb compared to regular sugar of 33 g carb per tsp. It didn't seem like a ridiculous question to me considering that's a vast difference.0
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I used it to go in my smoothie this morning because I detest stevia. Perhaps I will try 1/2 tsp tomorrow and see where that gets me carb count wise. It's all new and very confusing, but I've gathered from reading that I should focus on 2 meals a day, which is great for my schedule. It's hard to imagine I'll use up the rest of the carb count in one meal, but, I've never counted carbs before either!1
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crystal_hartmann wrote: »I should clarify, only my second day here. Appropriate for keto. I forget this is not a straight up keto site.
The first ingredient listed is sugar, so I'm thinking that's probably a "no".0 -
My guess: It looks like whatever that product is is just slightly diluted sugar. The ____ milk__ (photo cuts off part of the ingredient name) is probably a bulking ingredient to fluff up the sugar to give a low-calorie count per volume. Probably cheaper to just use less sugar (or pick up some splenda).3
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So it's basically pure sugar but only 5 kcal per 4g(serving). If this is how nutrition labels in america are, no wonder people get confused.2
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All my sugar is in a canister but my powdered sugar is in a bag. The powdered had 33 g per tsp. I have no idea?0
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My guess: It looks like whatever that product is is just slightly diluted sugar. The ____ milk__ (photo cuts off part of the ingredient name) is probably a bulking ingredient to fluff up the sugar to give a low-calorie count per volume. Probably cheaper to just use less sugar (or pick up some splenda).
The product is made for diabetics, low glycemic.0 -
Mycophilia wrote: »So it's basically pure sugar but only 5 kcal per 4g(serving). If this is how nutrition labels in america are, no wonder people get confused.
Kcal?0 -
crystal_hartmann wrote: »I don't have a "mantra". As stated, it's only my second day here, second day as well trying to understand keto. This only has 4 g carb compared to regular sugar of 33 g carb per tsp. It didn't seem like a ridiculous question to me considering that's a vast difference.
Didn't say it was your mantra. You say you are doing keto then you should be limiting your sugar to 5% of your calories. This product is all sugar (and not even sugar alcohols which would be more appropriate for keto) and no fat or protein which are the basis of keto.0 -
isn't the serving size for powdered sugar much larger than the serving size for regular sugar? I think a tsp is the serving for regular sugar. Powdered might be 1/4 of a cup.
*Powdered sugar is just regular sugar put in a blender - it fluffs up, bulks up, looks bigger.
Yes, you are correct. Just looked at the total carb count and didn't check serving size on bag of powdered sugar as opposed to the Whey Low.
The Whey Low was purchased for my diabetic clients. I own a cottage bakery and needed a 1/1 ratio substitute and needed something that tasted as close to sugar as absolutely possible. It's a low glycemic product. I can tell you after tasting it today that it tastes exactly like sugar, we didn't get the same results in baking or making icing with other products so far. So this works for them.
As for me......I don't need much but need a little umph in things like a smoothie. My go to for sweetness was bananas but I haven't found a keto banana smoothie, I guess because you aren't suppose to have much fruit. Like I said, I detest stevia and I'm allergic or have bad reaction to things like aspartame
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crystal_hartmann wrote: »Mycophilia wrote: »So it's basically pure sugar but only 5 kcal per 4g(serving). If this is how nutrition labels in america are, no wonder people get confused.
Kcal?
Kilocalorie0 -
2nd ingredient is I'm guessing lactose monohydrate (note that quite a few people have digestive issues with lactose). Fructose and lactose are both sugars (like sucrose aka table sugar). Sweetness per gram and bulk density amongst these may potentially vary though.
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crystal_hartmann wrote: »I don't have a "mantra". As stated, it's only my second day here, second day as well trying to understand keto. This only has 4 g carb compared to regular sugar of 33 g carb per tsp. It didn't seem like a ridiculous question to me considering that's a vast difference.
A tsp of regular sugar is also normally 4g.
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2nd ingredient is I'm guessing lactose monohydrate (note that quite a few people have digestive issues with lactose). Fructose and lactose are both sugars (like sucrose aka table sugar). Sweetness per gram and bulk density amongst these may potentially vary though.
The ingredients are: Crystalline fructose and Lactose Monohydrate.0 -
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This healthful, patented blend of fruit sugar, table sugar, and milk sugar offers an amazing 60 to 80% lower glycemic index, 75% lower caloric value, and 75% lower effective carbohydrate (or net impact carbohydrate) count than sugar.
Effective net carb? Why isn't there a count for that then? How the heck do you figure out impact carbohydrate?0 -
crystal_hartmann wrote: »Like I said, I detest stevia and I'm allergic or have bad reaction to things like aspartame
Have you tried monkfruit? To me, it has less of an aftertaste than stevia. The downsides are it tends to be more expensive than stevia (at least in my experience), and there haven't been as many animal research with monkfruit.0
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