Maltitol : was: Nuts to that!

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Robin,

A quick search turned up:

Like mannitol, sorbitol, and other sugar alcohols, maltitol may be expected

to promote flatulence and other gastrointestinal symptoms.

On this website:

http://www.cspinet.org/reports/chemcuisine.htm

....and..this from Europe...

In the case of maltitol syrup, a new type of syrup, which contains a broader

range of high molecular weight hydrogenated polysaccharides, has recently

been considered acceptable for use in food.....

here:

http://www.foodlaw.rdg.ac.uk/news/eu-00-25.htm

Looks like it might be one of the better artificial sweetners??

Of course there are lots of positive things said, by the people selling it.

;-)

----- Original Message -----

From: <Nest4Robin@...>

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Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 10:27 AM

Subject: Re: Nuts to that!

> Sure Dryad, I can see your reasoning for the below.

>

> Hey, I looked at an Atkin's bar for the first time, what is maltitol?

> It doesn't appear to have the most nutritional stuff in it, even

> Splenda.

>

> I bought The Schwarzbein Principle last night, since I've seen some of

> you are impressed with it. I'll be curled up in my chair, nursing the

> baby and reading.

> Robin

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> <<Robin asked:

> You seem to eat a lot of nuts. I've been eating more lamb/(meats) ,

> eggs, and

> cheese. Should I be eating more nuts?

> Only if you want to! I've been going through a nut phase this winter,

> but am trying to think of it in a Paleo sense. That is to say, nuts

> stored for winter, and when they run out, they run out. I've been doing

> the same with my vegetables - lettuce wasn't available in February in

> the northern hemisphere thousands of years ago, so why should I eat it

> now? Broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and cabbage have become close

> personal friends. <g>

> While nuts contain lots of fats (peanuts, cashews, and chestnuts

> excepted) and good sources of minerals like selenium, many people have a

> low tolerance for them! Whole almonds, for example, now give me stomach

> cramps, but I have no problem with ground almonds. Go figure. I think if

> you can tolerate them, that's good, otherwise take it easy and introduce

> them slowly.

> Dryad>>

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