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Compared with regular sugar, how many calories do sugar alcohols have?

Fewer calories than sugar, but not zero.

  1. More calories
  2. Fewer calories, but not zero ✔
  3. Zero calories

Why: ADA says sugar alcohols have about half the calories of sugar, and FDA calls them slightly lower in calories. Despite the name, they're neither sugar nor alcohol. They can appear under total carbohydrate on the label.

Huh, didn't know that: FDA says sugar alcohols range from 25% to 100% as sweet as sugar.

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Why was the sugar alcohol confused at the family reunion? It wasn't really a sugar or an alcohol.
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Sources

  1. Get to Know Carbs (ADA) https://diabetes.org/food-nutrition/understanding-carbs/get-to-know-carbs
  2. Aspartame and Other Sweeteners in Food (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/aspartame-and-other-sweeteners-food
  3. Aspartame and Other Sweeteners in Food (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/aspartame-and-other-sweeteners-food

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