Good product, duplicate order due to balky Amazon website timing out during checkout.
I had huge problems with the Amazon website the first time. The connection kept timing out for the final checkout. Never had this problem with Amazon before. I logged in two hours later and the order went through without problems. Since it is too late to correct the duplicate order, I can always use the second mannitol powder. It is the only low glycemic index sweetener that is not toxic and does not cause headaches, diarrhea, flatulence, and an unpleasant aftertaste. The culprits include Aspartame (Nutrasweet), Asulfame, Sucralose (Splenda), Xylitol, Sorbitol and Stevia. I have no clue why these are so highly rated - probably just marketing hype. Stevia and Sucralose may cause or exacerbate autoimmune diseases (Irritable bowel, MS, Lupus, RA, and others). For this reason, Stevia has not been approved by the European Commission, which is less subject to lobbying by food and supplement manufacturers than the FDA.<br /><br />  Even though most sugar alcohols (Sorbitol, Xylitol) cause irritable bowel due to the FODMAPS hypothesis, Mannitol is non toxic: it can be given intravenously to treat strokes or head injuries. Some of it is metabolized to glucose and is used by the brain for energy, and most of it is excreted by the kidney, taking excess water with it which reduces swelling of the brain.<br /><br />  The popularity of the other toxic sweeteners may also be due to their causing weight loss by promoting diarrhea by causing the irritable bowel syndrome. Fiber is IMHO a safer alternative than these toxic sweeteners for weight loss by decreasing absorption of carbs.<br /><br />  Also, the demonization of fructose by Dr. Lustig is due to the fact that if you drink a gallon of soda with HFCS a day, you will get fatty liver, as will happen with alcohol. The same will happen if you eat half a pound of &#34;pure cane sugar&#34; a day: sugar is glucose+fructose half and half which is about the amount of sugar in four quarts of soda. In moderation, light intake of fructose (as in fruits) is good for you, as tissues can burn fructose for energy without the need for insulin.
Rating: 4 stars