Classified as carbs, sugar alcohols can be beneficial

Sunday Gazette-Mail;  March 28, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Cindy, Could you please explain how "sugar alcohols" are metabolized and how they differ...where there is "truth in labeling," sugar alcohols arrive on the scene. Oh, they have...than they can be put on the shelves, sugar alcohols are fast becoming a household word...

Health Talk

Daily Record, The Wooster, OH;  August 31, 2008 ;     477 words ...Q: What are sugar alcohols and how safe are they to eat? A: Sugar alcohols, aka polyols, are used in a variety of foods...One gram of sugar contains 4 calories while sugar alcohols contains 1.5-3 calories per gram. Sugar alcohols...

Sugar alcohols: a lot to like, but one caveat.(Brief article)

Environmental Nutrition;  September 1, 2006 ;     268 words ......Sorbitol and xylitol are sweeteners known as sugar alcohols or polyols. Other sugar alcohols include mannitol, maltitol, isomalt and...sucrose (table sugar). Ideal for Diabetics. Sugar alcohols are absorbed slowly and incompletely and...

Demystifying label claims. (Formulation & Ingredient Challenges).(Brief...

Prepared Foods;  June 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......consumers. This article discusses nutrient content, health, and structure/function claims...allows for three types of claims: nutrient content, health, and structure/function. Here...promote a product in the marketplace. * Nutrient content. A nutrient content claim ...

Sugar alcohols enhance sweetness, keep food moist

Post-Tribune (IN);  December 9, 2002 ;     465 words ......How do you know if a product contains sugar alcohols? A: They must be listed in the ingredients...sprits, these sugars are nonalcoholic. Sugar alcohols have many purposes. Some are used to...equally as sweet. Along with sweetness, sugar alcohols also retain moisture, resist ...

The sweet taste of healthy living.(Sweeteners)

Food Engineering & Ingredients;  September 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......disease risk. This article examines the role of sugar alcohols, high potency sweeteners and bulking agents as alternative ingredients to sugar. Sugar alcohols Sugar alcohols, or polyols, are produced by the catalytic...

Clarifying net carb labels.(Exclusive Report)

Professional Candy Buyer;  March 1, 2004 ;     484 words ......number by subtracting grams of fiber and sugar alcohols from total grams of carbohydrates...mistake to risk your health on the theory sugar alcohols and fiber, not shown in net carb counts...en't digestible and hence not a threat. Sugar alcohols, they say, still matter as a source...

The new carb math.

Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL);  August 9, 2004 ;     700+ words ......equation: Subtract fiber and sugar alcohols from the total carbohydrates...for net carbs. And the words sugar alcohols roll off people's tongues like...on a grilled filet mignon. Sugar alcohols have been used for years, particularly...

The new carb math.(The Orlando Sentinel)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  August 10, 2004 ;     700+ words ......equation: Subtract fiber and sugar alcohols from the total carbohydrates...for net carbs. And the words sugar alcohols roll off people's tongues like...on a grilled filet mignon. Sugar alcohols have been used for years, particularly...

CUTTING THE CARBS IN SWEETS.(LIFESTYLE)(FROM HARVEST TO HOME)(Column)

The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  June 8, 2004 ;     615 words ......diet to do? Replace the sugars with sugar alcohols, or polyols, and you have low-carb...hydrogen atoms are added, they become sugar alcohols, or polyols. After hydrogenation, a...with changes in the glycemic index. Sugar alcohols also are not cariogenic, a fancy word...

When do nutrient content and nutrient content claims matter? Assessing...

Journal of Consumer Affairs;  June 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ......levels required for a low-carbohydrate nutrient content claim have been submitted to the Food...potential moderator of the effects of the nutrient content claims and nutrient levels on the...such consumer confusion regarding nutrient content and health claims was a primary ...

Tagatose. (Noted In The Federal Register).(will be included in amended...

The Food Institute Report;  December 9, 2002 ;     296 words ......regulation authorizing a health claim on sugar alcohols and dental caries, i.e., tooth decay...novel food ingredient. Similar to the sugar alcohols currently listed in Sec. 101.80 (21...sugar substitutes, specifically certain sugar alcohols, and the nonpromotion of dental caries...

HHS Rule on Nutrient Content Claims, Expansion of Nutrient Content Claim...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 3, 2007 ;     100 words ......Management Staff has transmitted, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Food Labeling: Nutrient Content Claims, Expansion of the Nutrient Content Claim Lean.'' The document (RIN0910-ZA27)(Docket No. 2004P-0183) was received by the Senate...

GMA Calls for Carbohydrate Labeling Regulations

U.S. Newswire;  February 2, 2004 ;     315 words ......federal regulations for carbohydrate nutrient content claims for single serving foods, meal...standards for the entire range of nutrient content claims. "Clear and consistent labeling...as well as FDA precedent for other nutrient content claims including "low fat," "reduced...

With labels, devil is in details.(Low carbohydrate diet)(Brief Article)

MMR;  June 28, 2004 ;     292 words ......raise blood sugar and insulin levels. Sugar alcohols, on the other hand, are digested via...flour. They are digested the same way sugar alcohols are but typically have fewer calories...per serving left when the grams of sugar alcohols and fiber are subtracted out. Some...