Gourmet sugar free, maltitol free chocolate, and low carb, gluten free baked goods and trail mixes

A glycemic value of zero represents a sweetener that has “no effect” on blood glucose. Thus, the better sweeteners for dieters and diabetics lie near the bottom of the table, nearest zero. If you also tend to have digestive problems, look for sweeteners that are low calorie also. Calories per gram indicates how much of the sweetener is metabolized and interacts with the digestive tract, where 4 calories per gram is 100%. The more a low glycemic sweetener is metabolized, ie. interacts with the digestive tract, the greater the possibility it may cause digestive problems. All values are averages, but serve to rank order the various sweeteners in the index. Maltodextrin - >100 Glucose - 100 Maltose - 100 Corn syrup - 85-92 Sucrose (Table sugar) - 65 (4 calories/gram) Honey - 50 Maltitol syrup, 48-53 Lactose (Milk sugar) - 46 Polyglycitol / hydrogenated starch hydrolysate - 39 Maltitol syrup, high-polymer - 36 Maltitol - 36 (2.7 calories/gm) Fructose (Fruit sugar) - 23 Xylitol - 13 (2.4 calories/gram) Sorbitol - 9 (2.6 calories/gram) Lactitol - 6 (2.0 calories/gram) Polydextrose - 6 (1.0 calories/gram) Isomalt - 2 (2.0 calories/gram) Mannitol - 0 (1.6 calories/gram) Sucralose - 0* Erythritol - 0 (0.2 calories/gram) (used by Maine Cottage Foods) * Sucralose is not Splenda. Splenda is a mixture of dextrose, maltodextrin and sucralose and confers 3.3 calories/gram. Splenda saves on calories since it is so much sweeter than sugar that you use a small amount. Offering premium, genuinely low glycemic alternatives to sugared treats