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Why This “Zero Calorie Sweetener” Isn’t Zero Calories

11 pointsby mpittalmost 2 years ago

3 comments

londginealmost 2 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tictac.com&#x2F;us&#x2F;en&#x2F;products&#x2F;tic-tacr-mint-flavors-freshmints&#x2F;" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tictac.com&#x2F;us&#x2F;en&#x2F;products&#x2F;tic-tacr-mint-flavors-...</a> Similarly, tic-tacs are labeled as having 0 grams of sugar even though they are nearly 100% sugar. That is because their chosen serving size is 1 tictac, and 1 tictac is 0.49 g, which is 0.01 g below the limit for reporting.
dixie_landalmost 2 years ago
The takeaway is as far as labeling is concerned, any food is zero calories if the serving size is sufficiently small.
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SnorkelTanalmost 2 years ago
But isn’t the sugar in a form that it can’t be metabolized by the body? Or is that untrue?
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