The more a low glycemic sweetener is metabolized, ie. interacts with the digestive tract, the greater the possibility it may cause digestive problems. So, if you tend to have digestive problems, look for sweeteners that are low calorie. Calories per gram indicates how much of the sweetener interacts with the digestive tract where it is metabolized. Four calories per gram is 100% metabolized. All values are averages, but serve to rank order the various sweeteners in the index. A link to a printable index is at the bottom of this page. Maltodextrin - >100 Glucose (Dextrose) - 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 (4 calories/gram) 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) * Splenda is not sucralose. 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. Join us on Facebook to become an Official Taster (OT), which means you'll get a sample of whatever new product or flavor that we are developing when we receive your order. |
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