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Diabetic Chocolate has a Hidden Potentially Dangerous Ingredient
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/diabetic-chocolate-has-a-hidden-potentially-dangerous-ingredient.
Discovering the hidden ingredient in diabetic chocolate and other sweet treats directed toward people with diabetes: Maltitol.
Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing.
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This story was written by: @melissaebrown. Learn more about this writer by checking @melissaebrown's about page,
and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.
Hidden ingredient in diabetic chocolate and other sweet treats directed toward people with diabetes. Hidden ingredient, Maltitol, is a natural sugar found in fruit and veg. It can cause blood sugar instability due to its glycaemic index (a numerical value indicating foods' impact on increasing blood sugar levels). Maltitol is highly fermented in the colon, commonly causing digestive discomfort such as bloating, gas and diarrhea. It is essential to look at the ingredients of foods directed as diabetic-friendly to ensure there are no hidden carbohydrates such as Maltitol.
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By HackerNoonThis story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/diabetic-chocolate-has-a-hidden-potentially-dangerous-ingredient.
Discovering the hidden ingredient in diabetic chocolate and other sweet treats directed toward people with diabetes: Maltitol.
Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing.
You can also check exclusive content about #blogging-fellowship, #diabetes, #maltitol, #diabetic-friendly, #sugar-substitute, #food-industry, #diabetic-chocolate, #chocolate, #hackernoon-es, and more.
This story was written by: @melissaebrown. Learn more about this writer by checking @melissaebrown's about page,
and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.
Hidden ingredient in diabetic chocolate and other sweet treats directed toward people with diabetes. Hidden ingredient, Maltitol, is a natural sugar found in fruit and veg. It can cause blood sugar instability due to its glycaemic index (a numerical value indicating foods' impact on increasing blood sugar levels). Maltitol is highly fermented in the colon, commonly causing digestive discomfort such as bloating, gas and diarrhea. It is essential to look at the ingredients of foods directed as diabetic-friendly to ensure there are no hidden carbohydrates such as Maltitol.