The Sweeteners Nutrition Guide
Lactitol
GI(Glucose = 100)
Primary · 6 GI
Livesey — Health potential of polyols as sugar replacers (Nutrition Research Reviews) (2003)
Energy(kcal/100g)
Primary · 200 kcal/100g
FDA — calorie conversion factors for sugar alcohols (nutrition labeling) (2016)
Carbs(g/100g)
Primary · 100 g/100g
FDA — calorie conversion factors for sugar alcohols (nutrition labeling) (2016)
Sugars(g/100g)
Primary · 0 g/100g
FDA — calorie conversion factors for sugar alcohols (nutrition labeling) (2016)
Functional benefits
Does not promote dental caries
21 CFR 101.80 eligible sugar alcohol when food sugars/plaque-pH criteria are met. Not an anticaries drug claim.
FDA — 21 CFR 101.80 Health claims: noncariogenic carbohydrate sweeteners and dental caries (2024)
Cited minerals can add up to +2 on Everyday Health — see Methods.
Risks & side effects
Osmotic GI discomfort
caution
Laxation risk at higher intakes (Livesey). Dose and polyol differ; not a medical diagnosis.
Livesey — Health potential of polyols (osmotic / laxative effects) (2003)
Not medical advice. Published recipe penalties (if any) are on Methods — not a clinical severity scale.
Notes
No extra context notes on file yet.
Notes explain what the open axis or risk labels alone can miss — not medical advice.
Empty cells mean we do not yet have a method-cited source. Rank on the guide tables is the open-rule champion — not medical advice.