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Originally Posted by laryb
One thing I'm sure of is that maltitol is not a good sugar substitute. It may taste alright, but the reaction you'll get from it is substantial. It will give you the worst case of gas imaginable. I bought gummy bears made with it and gave it to a fellow worker who would always make a pig of himself when ever someone brought something in to share. I put a bowl of them out and warned the other guys what was going on. He proceeded to empty the bowl. He had explosive gas to start, and then finished up with, well, I'll let you use your imagination. Someone gave me a 5 lb bag of the gummies, and the grandchildren would sneak in to the pantry closet and eat them so they could have "gas wars". All you would hear was strange noises and mad laughter.  |
I have a friend who lives in Washington state. She was driving quite a distance to her home one evening and decided to buy some Jelly Bellys made with the sugar substitute you're talking about. Half way home, the "madness" hit. She was beyond the first stage and all the time she was fighting cramps and pain, she kept popping those jelly beans into her mouth...never realizing that they were causing her extreme discomfort. Poor Kim...