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Does anyone know if Puritan Prides DGL is fructose and sugar free?

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Posted 10/23/2013 12:02 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone..  I was just wondering if any of you order from DGL from Puritan Pride online, and if you do, is it fructose free/sugar free?

Thanks..

Candy

Posted 10/23/2013 1:27 PM (GMT 0)
I bought this before, it is sweetened with Sorbitol.

Sorbitol, also known as glucitol, is a sugar alcohol, which the human body metabolizes slowly. It can be obtained by reduction of glucose, changing the aldehyde group to a hydroxyl group



Other Ingredients in the PP DGL: Sorbitol, Maltodextrin. Contains <2% of: Natural Licorice Flavor, Silica, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate. No Artificial Color or Flavor, No Preservatives, No Sugar, No Starch, No Milk, No Lactose, No Soy, No Gluten, No Wheat, No Yeast, No Fish. Sodium Free.
Posted 10/23/2013 1:30 PM (GMT 0)
Be cautious of eating too much sorbitol; it can cause intestinal upsets and diarrhea. For some it takes a lot, for some only a little.
Posted 10/23/2013 2:48 PM (GMT 0)
Unfortunately, the sorbitol gives me gas following the NF.
It did before the surgery, but it was never painful.

If anyone knows a DGL that is made with a real sweetener, other than corn, I'd love to know about it.
Posted 10/23/2013 3:08 PM (GMT 0)
I think the NOW foods DGL is made with Stevia.
Posted 10/23/2013 3:33 PM (GMT 0)
Which is good news because Stevia is one of the only sugar substitutes that I know of that your liver recognizes as real food and thus doesn't have to try to filter it out.
Posted 10/23/2013 3:42 PM (GMT 0)
Unless of course you are me and allergic to stevia, which is how I know its made with it lol
Posted 10/23/2013 5:14 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks everyone for your help!  I will search the net for a cheap supplier that is sugar free and uses Stevia..

Candy

Posted 10/23/2013 5:30 PM (GMT 0)
It seems after looking online that there are not any with Stevia, the NOW brand does not have a sugar free version and all the others I saw had sorbitol if they were sugar free..?  Unless I am missing a brand out there?  What brand does  everyone use that is sugar free?

Thanks..

Candy 

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