sugar alcohols

The more complex sugar alcohols are for the most part nontoxic.

With continued use, most people develop a degree of tolerance to sugar alcohols and no longer experience these symptoms.

Sugar alcohols are also used to sweeten diet foods and drinks.

In the 1950s he and his students turned their attention to the metabolism of the polyols (sugar alcohols).

It is a common protecting group for sugars and sugar alcohols, a simple example being solketal.

The table above presents the relative sweetness and food energy of the most widely-used sugar alcohols.

Sugar alcohols may be formed under mild reducing conditions from their analogue sugars.

But that's not true of sugar alcohols.

Among Maquenne's contributions was research involving the chemical make-up of sugar alcohols.

Sugar alcohols do not contribute to tooth decay.

Sugar alcohols may also cause bloating and diarrhea when consumed in excessive amounts.

Reducing intake of poorly absorbed sugar alcohols may be of benefit.

Other low-calorie sweeteners you should use in moderation are those containing "sugar alcohols."

Sugar alcohols are often used in sugar-free foods, although they still deliver calories and carbs.

They often contain tough-to-digest sugar alcohols like sorbitol, which can lead to bloat.

Some non-sugar sweeteners are polyols, also known as "sugar alcohols".

It is less likely to cause gastric side effects than other sugar alcohols because of its unique digestion pathway.

As with other sugar alcohols, gastrointestinal distress may result when food products that contain sorbitol are consumed.

Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate is used commercially in the same way as other common sugar alcohols.

The fact is, all sugars, from processed to complex to sugar alcohols, are not alike, posing different levels of significance to a diabetic.

Roquette is world leader in polyols (sugar alcohols).

Alcohol and sugar alcohols (sorbitol, malitol, etc.) are exceptions to the above formula.

Other sugar alcohols include xylitol and sorbitol.

"Sugar alcohols have come on the market quite aggressively and it's very confusing," Dr. Wolever said.

Fructose has higher solubility than other sugars as well as other sugar alcohols.