The Calories Don't Add up

[belligerent]

Many of you may too have noticed this in your favorite protein bars. So I did some research and found that glycerol is used in the bar and is often left out of the total carb count. Also I found that it may not always be metabolized the same way..

This is a small excerpt from a article on protein bars.
"Although the FDA may insist that glycerol be listed as a carbohydrate, that doesn't mean that eating your favorite New-Age bar will add to your waistline. The body utilizes only a small portion of glycerol as carbohydrate, so any calorie contribution due to its conversion to carbohydrate is relatively small."


Supreme Protein-Caramel Nut Chocolate= 400 calories, 36grams of carbs(1g fiber, 7g sugar, 27g sugar alcohols), 30g protein, and 15g of fat.

7g of sugar=28 calories
assuming sugar alcohol caloric value to be 2.6, 2.6x27=70.2 calories
30g protein=120 calories
15g fat=135 calories
TOTAL=353.2


So now it has me wondering how I should count the total caloric value of protein bars?
Possibly changes if on a empty stomache or if you already ate some sort of carbohydrate?

[belligerent]

Bump

[belligerent]

Any experts in this area?

[Mallen12]

Any experts in this area?

eat real food

[belligerent]

eat real food

Sorry as opposed to eating what? not real food?

huh..

[ParsonBrown]

It's less than 50 calories....your calorie requirement guesstimate for the day is not that accurate. Worry about something else, like eating real food.

[orb85750]

Many of you may too have noticed this in your favorite protein bars. So I did some research and found that glycerol is used in the bar and is often left out of the total carb count. Also I found that it may not always be metabolized the same way..

This is a small excerpt from a article on protein bars.
"Although the FDA may insist that glycerol be listed as a carbohydrate, that doesn't mean that eating your favorite New-Age bar will add to your waistline. The body utilizes only a small portion of glycerol as carbohydrate, so any calorie contribution due to its conversion to carbohydrate is relatively small."


Supreme Protein-Caramel Nut Chocolate= 400 calories, 36grams of carbs(1g fiber, 7g sugar, 27g sugar alcohols), 30g protein, and 15g of fat.

7g of sugar=28 calories
assuming sugar alcohol caloric value to be 2.6, 2.6x27=70.2 calories
30g protein=120 calories
15g fat=135 calories
TOTAL=353.2


So now it has me wondering how I should count the total caloric value of protein bars?
Possibly changes if on a empty stomache or if you already ate some sort of carbohydrate?

I have found several packaged food items with bad math too. It seems to be pretty widespread. I would suggest contacting the manufacturer directly if it's important to you.

[orb85750]

I suppose it's pretty standard to list sugar alcohols as 4 cal/gm. There is maltitol in this syrup that I have and they're calling it 4 too.