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Do sorbitol and mannitol share the same drawbacks as other commercial sweeteners, such as affecting blood sugar levels and delivering calories?

April 26, 2017blood Commercial drawbacks levels mannitol share sorbitol sugar sweeteners

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Do sorbitol and mannitol share the same drawbacks as other commercial sweeteners, such as affecting blood sugar levels and delivering calories?

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Mannitol and sorbitol belong to a unique family of sweeteners called “sugar alcohols.” Sugar alcohols are unique in that they don’t give rise to elevated blood sugar levels. Sugar sweeteners deliver the same or fewer calories than fructose or sucrose, and have minimal effect on blood sugar levels.