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I am glad to hear you can eat these fresh fruits. I wish I could. Of course the amount of any sugar including sorbitol in a given fruit depends on a number of factors including growing conditions and the variety of fruit.

The most important factor is the sensitivity of each individual to the various simple sugars. For example, some IBS suffers cannot chew a stick of gum containing sorbitol without getting problems. A stick of gum contains a tiny amout of sorbitol compared to a nectarine. If you happen to be sensitive to small amounts of sorbitol and you eat a whole nectarine on an empty stomach you will feel the effects quickly and strongly.

Gracie perhaps you are lucky and you are not particularly sensitive to sorbitol.

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