Our prominent sweetener, erythritol, costs more, but we believe it's worth it because it is so low on the glycemic index. The lower a sweetener is on the glycemic index, the less it is absorbed to spike blood glucose levels. Not only is erythritol a low calorie, natural sweetener that tastes good, but it also has a glycemic index value near 0! A glycemic value of zero represents a sweetener that has “no effect” on blood sugar levels. In contrast, maltitol is 36, and pure glucose is assigned a value of 100. We at Maine Cottage Foods, LLC are passionate, dedicated and knowledgeable about the food we offer for the carb-conscious and diabetics. We are confident that our sweets are wholesome treats of benefit for everyone managing their carbs. Enjoy! Please note that we use oligofructose, a probiotic fiber, as a sweetener since it also happens to naturally taste sweet. Therefore, one of our chocolate bars has an amount of fiber comparable to a bran muffin, so you can skip the All Bran cereal if you want. All our milk chocolate is high in calcium, with the milk crunch bars being the highest. All our desserts and trail mixes contain trace amounts of sucralose. We have found that this very minimum amount makes the sweet taste more pleasant. |