Crystal Light Hard Candy...Induction Friendly?

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Came across this is my BJ's monthly coupon book...It's made with splenda and the ingredients are...

Ingredients: Isomalt, Citric Acid, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Sucralose (Splenda® Brand), Artificial Colors Including Red # 40, Yellow #5 and #6, and Blue #1.

Contains 50% less calories than regular hard candy*. Crystal Light Hard Candy is a Fat Free and Cholesterol Free Food.
Sorbee® - Long Lasting Flavors - Assorted Fruit Mix Cherry | Strawberry | Lemon | Orange | Grape | Watermelonwith natural and artifical flavors. Sweetened with Splenda Brand Sweetener.
Contains about 52 4 piece servings. Calories per serving: 25.
Exchange Information: 4 pieces = 1/2 fruit
Product of Poland. Imported by Sorbee International Limited.
* These Crystal Light Hard Candies contain 25 calories per 13 gram serving compared to 50 calories per 13 gram serving for regular hard candy.
SORBEE® is a registered trademark of Sorbee International Limited.

[Georgiana]

Re: Crystal Light Hard Candy...Induction Friendly?

Well, they are fat free, but those calories must come from somewhere.

Here is more complete nutritional information on this product: eDietShop - Sorbee Candies - Sorbee Crystal Light Lemonade Flavor Hard Candy

The candies have a glycemic index of 10 (per serving). That's quite high compared to the Induction foods.

Isomalt is a sugar alcohol. Sugar alcohols can be either metabolized by your body, hence should be counted as net carbs, or not, in which case you'll spend your day in the bathroom... window wide open. I'm not sure which scenario is more appealing.