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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / January 2004Whole Foods, more stuff seen there
Carb Fit products. I guess I didn't look at all of them. The cookies don't contain maltitol; they contain erythritol and inulin! Come to think of it, they also have eyrthritol in the (new?) Soooo Lite sweetener along with stevia. Okay, now someone can tell me whether maltitol, erythritol, and inulin are more natural than Splenda is. Also, is Splenda less controversial than stevia is? Stevia which has not even been approved as a food and must be sold as a supplement???? Don't get me wrong! I'm very happy to see these products at Whole Foods. I am just wondering how they are deciding what they deign to carry.  SignatureJean B. > Carb Fit products. I guess I didn't look at all of them. The > cookies don't contain maltitol; they contain erythritol and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > stevia is? Stevia which has not even been approved as a food and > must be sold as a supplement???? They also sell it in their bulk herb section -- for $180 and OUNCE!!! SignatureSaffire 205/176/125 Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 > > Carb Fit products. I guess I didn't look at all of them. The > > cookies don't contain maltitol; they contain erythritol and [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > They also sell it in their bulk herb section -- for $180 and OUNCE!!! I have not seen it sold that way here. That's interesting. Is there anything else that is supposedly not food sold in that section? SignatureJean B. >can tell me whether maltitol, erythritol, and inulin are more >natural than Splenda is. Inulin is primarily made from chicory roots. I guess that makes it "more natural" than Splenda. >Also, is Splenda less controversial than >stevia is? Depends on who you ask. >Stevia which has not even been approved as a food and >must be sold as a supplement???? "Not even approved as a food in the United States" you meant to say. It's been used for decades in Japan and Brazil, if that makes any difference. Sucralose + inulin + stevia makes an excellent sweetener, btw. I'm ordering some erythritol to try with the inulin+stevia blend also. > >can tell me whether maltitol, erythritol, and inulin are more > >natural than Splenda is. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > > Depends on who you ask. Right. I am on the fence on this. > >Stevia which has not even been approved as a food and > >must be sold as a supplement???? > > > "Not even approved as a food in the United States" you meant to say. > It's been used for decades in Japan and Brazil, if that makes any > difference. You are quite right! Thanks for correcting this. > Sucralose + inulin + stevia makes an excellent sweetener, btw. I'm > ordering some erythritol to try with the inulin+stevia blend also. Yes, I have heard this is a good blend. I have yet to try it but keep meaning to. I do have some.... SignatureJean B. > Inulin is primarily made from chicory roots. I guess that makes it > "more natural" than Splenda. http://www.iherb.com/inuflora2.html Granular Inulin sold for sweetening purposes! >> Inulin is primarily made from chicory roots. I guess that makes it >> "more natural" than Splenda. > >http://www.iherb.com/inuflora2.html > >Granular Inulin sold for sweetening purposes! I use the NOW Inulin: http://www.iherb.com/inulin.html It's a little cheaper than the Inuflora and has no sugars. > >> Inulin is primarily made from chicory roots. I guess that makes it > >> "more natural" than Splenda. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > It's a little cheaper than the Inuflora and has no sugars. Now I'm getting confused. I thought inulin was for adding bulk, not for sweetening. I do see this brand has added fructose. SignatureJean B. >Now I'm getting confused. I thought inulin was for adding bulk, >not for sweetening. I do see this brand has added fructose. The NOW Inulin is sweet, I'd say about 50% as sweet as sugar. I understand that some inulin is not sweet, depending on its source and how it was processed. As for the fructose, it's less than 1/2 gram per teaspoon and I think it is probably negligible. Mixing the inulin with stevia results in 1 teaspoon equal to 1 cup of sugar and I'm not really worried about such a tiny amount of fructose in that. Pat Paris <patnparis@nospamyahoo.nowaycom> quoth: >I use the NOW Inulin: http://www.iherb.com/inulin.html >It's a little cheaper than the Inuflora and has no sugars. From the URL you provided: Other Ingredients: Fructose. Contains no added starch, sugar, yeast, wheat, gluten, preservatives, chemical additives or artificial color.J 100% Natural. Since when isn't fructose a sugar??? Priscilla > Pat Paris <patnparis@nospamyahoo.nowaycom> quoth: >>I use the NOW Inulin: http://www.iherb.com/inulin.html [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Priscilla Fructose is a sugar. Inulin is a carb that many plants use to store energy. Sounds like one more bullshit fake low carb ingredient. i >Pat Paris <patnparis@nospamyahoo.nowaycom> quoth: >>I use the NOW Inulin: http://www.iherb.com/inulin.html [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Since when isn't fructose a sugar??? I asked the folks at NOW about that. Their response was that the fructose occurs naturally in inulin (it's the F in FOS), remains bound to the fiber when the FOS is produced from inulin, and is not digested until it reaches the lower intestines, where it is digested by friendly bacteria and therefore has no effect on BG levels. I'm not sure I totally buy this, but at about .15 g per teaspoon it doesn't really affect me so I'm not worrying about it. > Pat Paris <patnparis@nospamyahoo.nowaycom> quoth: > >I use the NOW Inulin: http://www.iherb.com/inulin.html [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Since when isn't fructose a sugar??? no *added* sugar doesn't mean no sugar. > > Pat Paris <patnparis@nospamyahoo.nowaycom> quoth: > > >I use the NOW Inulin: http://www.iherb.com/inulin.html [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > no *added* sugar doesn't mean no sugar. That's true, but she said "It's a little cheaper than the Inuflora and has no sugars." Priscilla > > > Pat Paris <patnparis@nospamyahoo.nowaycom> quoth: > > > >I use the NOW Inulin: http://www.iherb.com/inulin.html [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > That's true, but she said "It's a little cheaper than the Inuflora and > has no sugars." ah, i see that she did. it was the URL that specified "no added." i guess we're both right :) |
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