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Aaron
 
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Default What is Maltitol ?

>>I've heard of this sugar free product, what is it? where can I find
>>products containing it ? Any names or websites to find jams or other
>>prouducts ?

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> It's a sugar alcohol. It contains calories, can act like a carb in the body
> for some people and can also act like a laxative in some people, which it in
> fact it. Beware!
>
> Many sugar free candies contain this stuff. I don't know if you'll find any
> jams that contain it. I should think they would use Splenda or something
> that is not a sugar alcohol in a jam.


I just bought some Polaner sugar free preserves (strawberry,
raspberry, and blackberry; there were others) sweetened with
Splenda. A 1 Tablespoon serving (17 grams) has 5 grams total
carbohydrates (vs. regular, which had 13 grams total). The website
is www.bgfoods.com, but I could not find anything about the sugar
free stuff. Mine was purchased at a local large chain grocery
store, Giants.

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