Sugar alcohols, also called polyols are a type of carbohydrate whose structure resembles both sugars and alcohol. Still, sugar alcohols do not contain ethanol and they’re thus safe for people health who prefer to avoid alcohol.
Given that they’re similar to sugar, they can activate the sweet receptors on your tongue and have a pleasing. Cooling effect on the taste of foods สมัคร ufabet
However, they’re not as efficiently absorbed or digested as regular sugar and therefore contain fewer calories.
They’re found naturally in some fruits and vegetables. Such as plums, strawberries, and avocado, and also made by processing regular sugars.
Are often used as lower calorie sweeteners in sugar-free chewing gum and candies. As food additives in processed foods, and in toothpaste, certain medications and laxatives.
Common types of sugar alcohols include xylitol, erythritol, sorbitol, maltitol, mannitol, isomalt and lactitol.
The problem is that sometimes your body doesn’t know what to do with these sugar alcohols. So they remain in your digestive tract where they contribute to inflammation and irritation. Some of them even have a laxative effect on the body. Or they prevent you from being able to absorb nutrients into the bloodstream.
The more commonly used range in calories from zero to three calories per gram. This is compared to four calories per gram for sugar such as sucrose.