Great information, I had never heard of sugar alco...

2012-04-04T16:45:27.680-04:00

Great information, I had never heard of sugar alcohols.

Brenna, I have been very low carb for many years ...

2012-02-02T08:09:22.834-05:00

Brenna,

I have been very low carb for many years now. I rarely look for substitutes for conventional junk foods like cookies, cake etc however, over the last few years, I have made an effort to develop a homemade low carb ice cream. I start with a whole egg custard made with heavy cream and eggs. My sweetener of choice is Truvia (Erythritol and Stevia) along with a small amount of table sugar. The “secret” ingredient is Polydextrose which is a manmade fiber very little of which is digested in the small intestine so the insulin response is nearly zero. While “Polydextrose” sounds like “Franken Food” most naturally occurring fiber can be described as polyfructose. In both cases , the sugar molecules are tightly bound together so the enzymatic action in the small intestine cannot digest them. They pass through to the large intestine where bacterial action transforms them in to volatile fatty acids (short chain saturated fats) that the body can use. Polydextrose helps solve the problem described below:

Sugar is (nearly) essential to ice cream because it provides solids and lowers the melting point which allows ice cream to remain somewhat soft in the freezer. Ice cream made without sugar can be enjoyed shortly after its made but it will turn in to a block of ice in the freezer over the next few days.

Phil

Comments on Eating Simple: Sugar Alcohols

Great information, I had never heard of sugar alco...

Brenna, I have been very low carb for many years ...