Okay, so what kind of dressing can I put on my salad?

[Georgiana]

Re: Okay, so what kind of dressing can I put on my salad?

PLUS it has no sugar!!

Maltodextrin is sugar.

[kellinga]

Re: Okay, so what kind of dressing can I put on my salad?

Maltodextrin is sugar.

Georgiana...help me out in understanding this. I know that the list of ingredients is listed in order from greatest to least. That being said:

maltodextrin is the first ingredient which would imply that there is more sugar than anything else. But the Nutrition Facts say 0 Sugars.

Buttermilk Salt is the second ingredient (don't know if others ingr. have salt) but the sodium content is 135mg or 9% of the DV.

How do we reconcile that when we are trying to figure out our nutrition facts and ingredient list of what is acceptable? I'm guessing that we can't just rely on the Nutrition Facts but HAVE to look at ingredients and we have to KNOW what those chemical names really mean. BUT...if sugar is the greater ingredient of all combined then how/why can it be "sugar 0g" ?

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Okay, so what kind of dressing can I put on my salad?

>>HAVE to look at ingredients and we have to KNOW what those chemical names really mean.>>

Yep.

>>if sugar is the greater ingredient of all combined then how/why can it be "sugar 0g">>

Because the labeling laws allow rounding ... so if it's less than 0.5 grams, they can say 0 ... but that doesn't make it true.

Keep in mind, too, that maltodextrin is very often made from corn.

[Georgiana]

Re: Okay, so what kind of dressing can I put on my salad?

we can't just rely on the Nutrition Facts but HAVE to look at ingredients and we have to KNOW what those chemical names really mean

This is a list of names for sugar:

1. Corn syrup
2. Dextrin
3. Dextrose
4. Evaporated cane juice
5. Fructose
6. Fruit juice concentrate
7. Galactose
8. Glucose
9. Gur
10. High fructose corn syrup
11. Honey
12. Hydrolyzed starch
13. Jaggery
14. Lactose
15. Levulose
16. Malt
17. Malt syrup
18. Maltodextrin
19. Maltose
20. Maple syrup
21. Modified corn starch
22. Molasses
23. Muscovado
24. Panela
25. Panocha
26. Polydextrose
27. Rice syrup
28. Sucrose
29. Sugar (or any stuff containing the word sugar in it, like turbinado/turbinated sugar, brown sugar, beet sugar, grape sugar, sorghum sugar etc.)
30. Treacle

[ADreamComeTrue]

Re: Okay, so what kind of dressing can I put on my salad?

Maltodextrin is sugar.

Ah! Thanks so much for pointing that out and reminding me I need to keep up with my "Sugar as other names" paper. I hate how they put 0g Sugar and it still has it in there and has just been "rounded off". I do look at ingredients though, I just don't have my "Sugar as other names" paper with me, thanks for reminding me before I went out and bought it, lol.

Edit: The list you put here is the one I have printed out and carry it with me when I go grocery shopping. I really need to "study" it and remember all of the words! Thanks again!!

-Christie

[ADreamComeTrue]

Re: Okay, so what kind of dressing can I put on my salad?

>>HAVE to look at ingredients and we have to KNOW what those chemical names really mean.>>

Yep.

>>if sugar is the greater ingredient of all combined then how/why can it be "sugar 0g">>

Because the labeling laws allow rounding ... so if it's less than 0.5 grams, they can say 0 ... but that doesn't make it true.

Keep in mind, too, that maltodextrin is very often made from corn.

Wow! They make sugar out of everything, and put it in everything too!! They are sneaky, I must say! Lol.

-Christie

[Georgiana]

Re: Okay, so what kind of dressing can I put on my salad?

You're welcome, Christie!

They make sugar out of everything

Many sugar alcohols are also made from corn:

The Lighter Side of Low-Carb: What you need to know about sugar alcohols: Not so sweet

The Lighter Side of Low-Carb: Erythritol : Yet another sugar alcohol from corn

[ADreamComeTrue]

Re: Okay, so what kind of dressing can I put on my salad?

You're welcome, Christie!

Many sugar alcohols are also made from corn:

The Lighter Side of Low-Carb: What you need to know about sugar alcohols: Not so sweet

The Lighter Side of Low-Carb: Erythritol : Yet another sugar alcohol from corn

Wow! Very interesting!! My husband once went to a diabetic class with his Mom and learned that Sugar Alcohols are not good at all for diabetics, so I try to avoid them (but I am not a diabetic, but still). It is sad though, because back when I was doing "low calorie" almost everything I picked up that was "Sugar-free" (like gum, pancake syrup, candys, jellys/jams, almost everything) had Sugar Alcohols in it. So I guess they are just as bad as pure sugar is. Really, anything processed can't be healthy for you. Thanks for the links, very interesting information!!

-Christie

[Georgiana]

Re: Okay, so what kind of dressing can I put on my salad?

Sugar Alcohols are not good at all for diabetics

It depends a lot on the kind of sugar alcohols used. The ones that are usually used in low carb sweets (frankenfoods) are cheap ones like maltitol or sorbitol. These have a significant impact on one's blood sugar, at least when tested alone.

There are two nice graphs in Levesey (2003) that compare the glycemic curves of different sweeteners. He also reviewed the relative glucose and insulin responses to different polyols both in normal and diabetic subjects.

The paper is free online: Health potential of polyols as sugar replacers, with emphasis on low glycaemic properties (opens as PDF).

[pat130]

Re: Okay, so what kind of dressing can I put on my salad?

I am in my 3rd day of induction. I purchased Ken's Creamy Caesar dressing. For 2 tbs it says there are no carbs and no sugar, but when I look at the ingredients I see way down on the list ingredients like sugar, corn syrup and even molasses. So how can there be no carbs? I will continue to use it until its gone (only 2 tbs at a time). What's your opinion? Is this a good or bad dressing?

[Georgiana]

Re: Okay, so what kind of dressing can I put on my salad?

how can there be no carbs?

J. answered this on page 1 of this thread: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ml#post1163974

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Okay, so what kind of dressing can I put on my salad?

>>s this a good or bad dressing?>>

Bad.

I will eat Hidden Valley Ranch, which has sugar, but I stay 100% away from corn syrup.

[BigSouthernBoy]

Re: Okay, so what kind of dressing can I put on my salad?

Like others have said, if sugar isn't listed as one of the first four ingredients, and if it has less than 2g of carbs per serving, I have it. In moderation, of course.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Okay, so what kind of dressing can I put on my salad?

There are, however, at least 3 kinds of sugar in the Ken's ... one of them being corn syrup!

YMMV, but there's more Atkins friendly choices available.