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Originally Posted by Georgiana  You can use stevia during Induction and count it as part of your daily sweeteners (limited to 3 packets per day). The carb count will vary depending on the bulking agents in it.
Looking at some popular brands...
Truvia has 3 g of carbohydrate per serving.
Ingredients: erythritol, rebiana and natural flavors.
PureVia has 2 g of carbohydrates per serving.
Ingredients: erythritol, isomaltulose, stevia extract, cellulose powder, natural flavors
SweetLeaf has 0 g of carbohydrates per serving.
Ingredients: inulin, stevia leaf extract
The carbs in Truvia come from erythritol, which is a sugar alcohol. Therefore only part of those 3 g should be counted as net carbs, but the amount varies from person to person. Same thing for PureVia, where the carbs come from erythritol and isomaltulose. |
Hey there!
Before I started induction I was using erythritol and xylitol.
I'm confused as to why you state the only carbs in the brand-name stevia sweeteners you mentioned come from erythritol. Erythritol has a net 0 carbs.
In fact, isn't erythritol even better than xylitol as far as impact on blood sugar goes?
I'm not trying to argue, but it seems your information is either wrong or I'm totally missing something...