• thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works
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    8 hours ago

    Fun (?) fact, the reason why those sugarless Haribo Bears are so infamous isn’t because of Xylitol - but rather Maltitol.

    I’m pretty good with most artificial sweeteners, but anything more than ~10g of Maltitol over the course of a day creates the sort of farts that clears rooms - and anything approaching 20g causes such horrendous diarrhoea that I wouldn’t even wish it upon my most constipated enemies.

    Not to mention that Maltitol is also a bit of a bastard in that it still partially raises blood sugar levels - so most strict keto diets either abstain or count it as ~50% carbs.