Sugars

bosox2004
bosox2004 Posts: 8 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Do alcohol sugars count the same as sugar?

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    "Count" in what way?
  • andreaen
    andreaen Posts: 365 Member
    sugar alcohols aren't digested in the body in the same way, so no, BUT many of them have calories, 1-3 calories per gram, so they aren't "free"
  • bosox2004
    bosox2004 Posts: 8 Member
    Thanks andreaen, the answer i was looking for.

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