What is Glycerine?

[leecy]

i tried out an atkins advantage bar for the first time and on the label it read :

TOATL FAT 11g
CHOLEST 2mg
SODIUM 65mg
POTASSIUM 320mg
TOTAL CARB 25g
FIBRE 11g
SUGARS Og
SUGARS ALCHOHOL 3g
PROTEIN 17g

so thats 11g net carbs right?

but on the front of the package it said only 2g NET CRABS

when i looked all over the package to find where are the other 9g they are talking about i see glycerine in tiny writing 9g

WHY WASNT THE GLYCERINE PUT ALONG WITH THE NUTRITION FACTS,
THEY PUT IT IN THE CORNER IN TINY WRITING? :confused

BUT ANY WAY WHAT IS GLYCERINE

AND MY GOD THIS ATKINS BAR HAs 220 calories
it takes me 20 mins jogging on the treadmill to burn 220 calories :raving
i know with atkins you are mot supposed to watch calories but thats a whole meal.

[Labarum]

Well it is a carbohydrate. Like sugar alcohols it is not easily digested, but can promote water retention.

I some times add it to homemade ice cream as it aids emulsification and inhibits the formation of ice crystals.

It causes some dieters problems.

From a Supermarket data section:

Food Glossary - Glycerine

A clear viscous liquid that is added, in small quantities, to royal icing for icing fruit cake.
Uses: Glycerine is included in royal icing recipes to soften the icing, making it easier to cut. Only a small amount is needed: combine 125g icing sugar with 2 tablespoons cold water and 1 teaspoon glycerine to make enough royal icing to cover a 20cm round fruit cake that has been covered in marzipan.
To store: Keep glycerine in a cool, dark place and use by the best before date.

And the tech stuff.

Glycerin \Glyc"er*in\, Glycerine \Glyc"er*ine\, n. [F. glyc['e]rine, fr. Gr. glykero`s, glyky`s, sweet. Cf. Glucose, Licorice.]

(Chem.) An oily, viscous liquid, C3H5(OH)3, colorless and odorless, and with a hot, sweetish taste, existing in the natural fats and oils as the base, combined with various acids, as oleic, margaric, stearic, and palmitic. It may be obtained by saponification of fats and oils. It is a triatomic alcohol, and hence is also called glycerol. See Note under Gelatin. [1913 Webster]

Note: It is obtained from fats by saponification, or, on a large scale, by the action of superheated steam. It is used as an ointment, as a solvent and vehicle for medicines, and as an adulterant in wine, beer, etc. [1913 Webster]

[2big4mysize]

The glyerine is in the food nutritional label as part of thre total carbohydrates. it isn't in the food nutrional label as the word glycerine becasue the FDA disallowed a petition to allow low carb manufactures to count it as a fiber in those labels.

the manufacturer decided since they couldn't include it there they would print it in another spot and in their own net carb counting label remove those carbs.

You should do some studying of the carbs that they do not count so you better understand what is going on and if you as an individual with your metabolic rate should or shouldn't count all the carbs other then fiber in your food choices in order to allow you to be the best loser you can be.

Happy low carbing.

[Elizellen]

Re: What is Glycerine?

AND MY GOD THIS ATKINS BAR HAs 220 calories
it takes me 20 mins jogging on the treadmill to burn 220 calories :raving
i know with atkins you are mot supposed to watch calories but thats a whole meal.

Yes - and that is what it is supposed to be - a meal replacement! :yikes

[leecy]

wow thanx labarum for all that information

and i cant beleive i thought the atkins bar was a snack i gobbled it down thinking hmm this is like i get to havesomething chewy without thee sugar

isnt there anything i can snack on that isnt a meal replacer

[2big4mysize]

you can make your own snacks from the foods in your chapter 11 acarptable foods lists veggie sticks with dip, cheese chips, stuffed celery, deviled eggs. Check the recipe data base at the top right of your screen for snacks and if the recipe you are looking at has ingerdients all legal for induction then you can have it.
Happy low carbing.

[will7128301]

One site I found:

Glycerin is one of the most versatile and valuable chemical substances known to man. It possesses a unique combination of physical and chemical properties that are utilized in myriad products. Glycerin has over 1,500 known end uses, including many applications as an ingredient or processing aid in cosmetics, toiletries, personal care, drugs, and food products.

Yummy toiletries, whats the carb count on toliet paper? I wonder if I would need to use as much when I used the little boys room if I munched on some of that.

Its always intresting to find out what they use it for.

Here is the full article: (link to the site below)

WHAT IS GLYCERIN?
Glycerin, sometimes spelled glycerine, is a commercial product whose principal component is glycerol. The terms glycerin, glycerine, and glycerol are often used interchangeably in the literature.
Glycerin is one of the most versatile and valuable chemical substances known to man. It possesses a unique combination of physical and chemical properties that are utilized in myriad products. Glycerin has over 1,500 known end uses, including many applications as an ingredient or processing aid in cosmetics, toiletries, personal care, drugs, and food products. In addition, glycerin is highly stable under typical storage conditions, compatible with many other chemical materials, virtually non-toxic and non-irritating in its varied uses, and has no known negative environmental effects. A water clear, odorless, viscous liquid with a sweet taste, glycerin is derived from both natural and petrochemical feedstocks. It occurs in combined form (triglycerides) in all animal fats and vegetable oils and constitutes, on average, about 10 percent of these materials. Glycerin is obtained from fats and oils during soap and fatty acid production and by transesterification (an interchange of fatty acid groups with another alcohol). It is subsequently concentrated and purified prior to commercial sale. Synthetic glycerin is produced from petrochemical building blocks via several processing steps designed to achieve the desired concentration and high product quality. Glycerin, whether recovered from triglycerides or synthesized, is principally used as a highly refined and purified product, with a very high concentration of glycerol.

Glycerol, the main component of glycerin, has the chemical formula C 3 H 5 (OH)3 . It is a trihydric alcohol, possessing two primary and one secondary hydroxyl groups, which are its potential reaction sites and the basis for glycerin’s versatility as a chemical raw material. For example, glycerol esters, the reaction products of glycerin with various fatty acids form an important class of derivatives that are extensively used in the food industry. The physical properties and characteristics of glycerin are as significant as its chemical properties for many applications. These qualities enable glycerin to be used as a humectant, plasticizer, emollient, thickener, solvent, dispersing medium, lubricant, sweetener, bodying agent, antifreeze and processing aid. It is not unusual for glycerin to contribute two or more features or attributes to a product or application. In all applications, whether as a reactant or as an additive, the virtual non-toxicity and overall safety of glycerin is always of significant benefit. Glycerin applications appear to be limited only by the imagination and creativity of the scientific and technical communities.

Most of the glycerin marketed today is manufactured to meet the stringent requirements of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) and the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC). However, technical grades of glycerin that are not certified as USP or FCC are available. Glycerin is used in many consumer products such as personal care preparations, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and foods because of its contribution to product properties, stability and compatibility with a wide variety of chemicals, and relative non-toxicity. For these consumer-oriented applications, the quality and purity of the ingredients is crucially important. The use of USP and FCC- certified glycerin, versus technical grade glycerin, in consumer product applications ensures that the manufacturer has specified the glycerin quality and consistency required for these products.

http://www.cleaning101.com/oleo/whygly2.html