I'm not sure this is the right place for this, but I don't believe this fits in any of the other threads. I noticed that on the cover of my chewing gum (it's sugar-free) it says it is not a low calorie food, but on the back it says it has 5 calories. I'm confused, since when is that not low? sorry if this question sounds silly, it's just been bugging me for a while now. Is it or is it not a low calorie food?
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- Thread starter Kat86
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Depending on where the gum is manufactured or where you bought it... there may be regulations in place that forces the gum company to put that on its label.
If a product has more than 20% of its carbs from sugar, then it is not recommended as a "healthy" food. Perhaps this is where the label stems from??
So it may be sugar free (means less than X% of it contains sugar, but since it's only 5 calories that may mean more than 20% of total carbs are from sugar). Gosh this sounds confusing...lol.
Don't worry about it. It's a piece of gum
If a product has more than 20% of its carbs from sugar, then it is not recommended as a "healthy" food. Perhaps this is where the label stems from??
So it may be sugar free (means less than X% of it contains sugar, but since it's only 5 calories that may mean more than 20% of total carbs are from sugar). Gosh this sounds confusing...lol.
Don't worry about it. It's a piece of gum