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Polyglycitol in the sugar free candies. if it has calories then why use it as a substitute? what's the dietary diff btwn that & regular sugar?
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Polyglycitol: Polyglycitol is listed as having 3 calories per gram versus sugar(sucrose) which has 4 calories per gram. It is half as sweet as sugar. Brown sugar is less refined than white sugar and thus has a small amount of some minerals. However the quantity is so small that there is no health benefit.
Answered 7/7/2019
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