Erythritol???
#365834 - 08/18/11 08:48 AM
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shelgirl
Reged: 09/22/09
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Loc: Wisconsin
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Wondering about this sweetener. I have found it listed in some different items. I found this online, any thoughts??
"Erythritol is an excellent sugar alcohol that has no laxative side effects and no glycemic effect at all on the blood sugar. However, all sugar alcohols have a kind of cooling effect on the taste buds and erythritol has that effect more than xylitol or malitol. It is also the weakest in sweetening power. Used half and half with xylitol gives some of its benefits without the disadvantages in taste. In certain instances, xylitol must be used in the recipe because it will caramelize the way that sugar does whereas other sweeteners do not."
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Below is a quote from the second reference in my signature. It suggests that erythritol is well absorbed in the jejunum , middle part of small intestine. It is not well absorbed in the ileum , the last part. The results is that while it does not have as much osmotic laxative properties as other sugar alcohols it can still be malabsorbed and fermented in the colon producing gas and discomfort.
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For example, a 4-carbon polyol, is well-absorbed in the jejunum but mannitol, a 6-carbon polyol, is not.[31] Secondly, there is variation of pore size along the small intestine with larger pores proximally. Thus, erythritol is less well-absorbed in the ileum.[32] The rapidity of transit through the jejunum will therefore influence the degree of absorption. Finally, pore size is affected by mucosal disease; pore size reduces in celiac disease where erythritol is poorly absorbed.
It is likely something you should use cautiously.
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Interesting...what about agave nectar?
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Agave nectar has more excess fructose than high fructose corn syrup. It can contain from 50-90% fructose. It you are at all sensitive to excess fructose agave nectar is not a good sweetener.
Pure stevia is a good no calorie sweetener with no IBS side effects. Be careful. Many stevia products contain other things like erythritol and/or FOS.
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