0 calories and 6 carbs?

[Agnostic007]

 

How can Sobe Life water have 6 carbs but no calories?

 PER SERVING
8 fl oz % DV*
Calories 0 -
Total Fat (g) 0 
Sodium (mg) 25 
Total Carbs (g) 6 2
Sugars (g) 0 -
Protein (g) 0 -
Vitamin A - 0
Vitamin C - 190
Calcium - 0
Iron - 0
Vitamin E - 20
Niacin - 10
Vitamin B6 - 10
Vitamin B12 - 50
Pantothenic Acid - 25
 

Not a significant source of other nutrients.
*Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Ingredients
FILTERED WATER, ERYTHRITOL, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), XANTHAN GUM, CALCIUM LACTATE, POTASSIUM CITRATE, REB A (PureVia Brand), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, COCHINEAL EXTRACT (COLOR), VITAMIN E ACETATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, GUM ARABIC, GINGER EXTRACT, DANDELION ROOT EXTRACT, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, NIACINAMIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), CYANOCOBALAMIN (VITAMIN B12).


Information reflects rounding as requ

[Purge_WTF]

  Those carbs may come from fiber, and fiber doesn't really impact blood sugar levels the way other kinds of carbs do.

[Princess L]

I would suspect it's the ERYTHRITOL which would be a sugar alcohol ~ ie; 'itol'

[WhiteHulk4]

Could be the modified food starch also.  That's the same ingredient in the Low-Carb White Tortillas, that apparently counts as fiber.

[YoungBlood]

I would suspect it's the ERYTHRITOL which would be a sugar alcohol ~ ie; 'itol'

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[240 is Back]

ERYTHRITOL.


If I can't spell it, I try not to eat it

[dyslexic]

The Xanthan Gum also contributes to the caloric content...

It reminds me of Peanut Butter labels. You will see "0" Trans fats, yet you will see Partially Hydrogenated Oils in the ingredients. Hydrogenation is the process where a solid fat is chemically altered and made into a Trans fatty acid. Basically a soft, runny oil is heated into a more solid one. In other words you would be pouring your peanut butter out of the jar instead of scooping it out with a spoon or a knife.


Here's the kicker: The FDA makes a small allowance of around 4 to 5 grams leeway, but you can't read that on the label anywhere. Peatur butter can be a good food, but it will probably never be that good tasting without some hydrogenation.

Just stay away from the cheap buckets of "Fully Hydrogenated" types. That's some serious Tranny fatty shiznit.


Sorry for the hijack, I thought I was goin' somewhere with this. .