Re: Anyone Know What Sugar Alcohol Is?

[Guest guest]

Sugar alcohols are carbohydrates which are also called " polyols " .

Part of their chemical structure resembles sugar, and part of it

resembles alcohol, hence the confusing name.

KC

>

> Hi All,

>

> Question for anyone who might know the answer to this.

>

> For the most part I try to stick with Dr. Shoemakers diet protocol

but

> do have my sweet cravings. I have been buying some bags of candy

in

> the supermarket that say " sugar free " on the label. When I turn

the

> package over to read the ingredients, it gives its sugar alcohol

> content.

> Whats sugar alcohol?

>

> nne~

>

[Guest guest]

---Thanks KC for answering this. I`am still not sure if its an okay

thing to be eating but it sure tastes good.

nne~

In , " tigerpaw2c " <tigerpaw2c@...>

wrote:

>

> Sugar alcohols are carbohydrates which are also called " polyols " .

> Part of their chemical structure resembles sugar, and part of it

> resembles alcohol, hence the confusing name.

>

> KC

>

>

>

> >

> > Hi All,

> >

> > Question for anyone who might know the answer to this.

> >

> > For the most part I try to stick with Dr. Shoemakers diet

protocol

> but

> > do have my sweet cravings. I have been buying some bags of candy

> in

> > the supermarket that say " sugar free " on the label. When I turn

> the

> > package over to read the ingredients, it gives its sugar alcohol

> > content.

> > Whats sugar alcohol?

> >

> > nne~

> >

>