sugar alcohol help!

[crankigator]

i just received a couple of optimum nutrition protein bars, they have 180 Cal with twenty grams of protein, twenty-three grams of carbs and a gram of fat. twenty two of those carbs are from sugar alcohols. if sugar alcohol is less than four calories for a gram. if the sugar alcohols are 1.5 Cal per gram am I correct in assuming that the actual calorie count is closer to 135?

 

[AllTheWay]

The effect that sugar alcohols have on your blood glucose can vary so it is difficult to know how sugar alcohols will affect your blood glucose levels every time. Because there is less of an effect from sugar alcohols than either sugar or starch, you can use the following tips to estimate how much carbohydrate from a serving to count in your meal plan for foods that contain MORE than 5 grams of sugar alcohols.

If a food has more than 5 grams of sugar alcohols:

•subtract ½ the grams of sugar alcohol from the amount of total carbohydrate
•Count the remaining grams of carbohydrate in your meal plan
Example:

Portion: 1 bar
Total carbohydrate 15 grams, with 6 grams of sugar alcohol
One bar counts as 12 grams carbohydrate (15 – 3 = 12)

Sugar Alcohols - American Diabetes Association

 

[Miss Q]

The effect that sugar alcohols have on your blood glucose can vary so it is difficult to know how sugar alcohols will affect your blood glucose levels every time. Because there is less of an effect from sugar alcohols than either sugar or starch, you can use the following tips to estimate how much carbohydrate from a serving to count in your meal plan for foods that contain MORE than 5 grams of sugar alcohols.

If a food has more than 5 grams of sugar alcohols:


Always curious about sugar alcohols.....thanks for the info ATW

•subtract ½ the grams of sugar alcohol from the amount of total carbohydrate
•Count the remaining grams of carbohydrate in your meal plan
Example:

Portion: 1 bar
Total carbohydrate 15 grams, with 6 grams of sugar alcohol
One bar counts as 12 grams carbohydrate (15 – 3 = 12)

Sugar Alcohols - American Diabetes Association

Have always been curious about sugar alcohols, but have never actually looked it up. Thanks for the info ATW!!