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  • I agree that if you consume a large amount of sugar alcohol you COULD suffer from bloating, gas and other digestive discomfort. One of the downsides to sugar alcohol is that they are not as easily digested as regular sugars. The plus to this is that since your body doesn't digest it as completely it also doesn't store it…
    in Sugar Alcohol Grams versus Sugar Grams Comment by stevekip September 2008
  • Take a look at the back of a bottle of Mrs. Butterworth's Sugar Free Syrup. You'll see a listing for Sugar Alc 12g. This means there are 12 grams of Sugar Alcohol (Alc) which translates into ONLY 6g of regular sugar. Sugar Alcohols are regularly used as substitutes for sugar. With everyone counting calories you'd hate to…
    in Sugar Alcohol Grams versus Sugar Grams Comment by stevekip September 2008
  • Note that many food items labeled as "Sugar Free" actually contain "sugar alcohols." According to the Diabetes Institutes Foundation, sugar alcohol is neither a sugar nor an alcohol. Sugar alcohol is considered a "nutritive sweetener". Sugar alcohols generally have half the sweetness and half the calories of sugar, so this…
    in Sugar Alcohol Grams versus Sugar Grams Comment by stevekip September 2008
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