Fri, May-11-07, 05:35
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Happy Loser!
Posts: 814
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Plan: Atkins food, IF 20/4
Stats: 287/238/165
BF:
Progress: 40%
Location: Sydney, Australia
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My apologies for not getting back to this thread sooner, I managed to miss Erika's reply, sorry Erika!
The difference between xylitol and erythritol is that erythritol doesn't cause gastric distress. I really can't eat xylitol at all for this reason, even in small quantities unfortunately. I guess I have an overly sensitive digestive system, which is no surprise given how much of a mess my digestive system was before I went low carb.
At the moment I use liquid splenda which I got via a friend from the US. It's great stuff, 0 carbs and the 2 oz bottle I have will last me for literally years and years.
However, as Rosebud says, having a second sweetener really helps with both sweetness and taste generally.
I've also tried Stevia but wasn't very impressed, although I imagine that different brands and batches would differ greatly since it's such a natural product.
So yes, still on the hunt for erythritol, but I certainly don't want it enough to pay $55 a kilo for it!
Thanks for the suggestions though ladies.
Emma
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