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I found a Stevia product, called 'Natrena Stevia'.
Now this sounds like stevia, as in 0 calories en GI = 0, but when I read the ingredients, I saw there's 97% carbohydrates in it as 'Maltodextrin'. So what is the resulting GI compared to using the same amount of table sugar (sucrose)? I tried to find out and read http://www.pcosupport.org/newsletter...le121008-3.php which says the GI of maltodextrin is between 106 and 136. Now this 'Natrena Stevia' says on the label that for every weight of sugar, one needs 1/8th of 'Natrena Stevia', which, I think, makes the GI of this product effectively ranging from 106/8=13 to 136/8=17 wheras the GI of table sugar (sucrose) is 65. This means only a factor of improvement between 3.8 and 5 which in my opinion is not very sensational. I mean, Stevia itself has GI = 0, so why did they ever mix the maltodextrin in? Bad move if you ask me. |
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