A thermoplastic polyamide composition comprising a) a polyamide resin having a melting point and/or glass transition temperature; b) 0.1 to 10 weight percent of one or more polyhydric alcohols having more than two hydroxyl groups selected from the group consisting of glycerol, trimethylolpropane, 2,3-di-(2'-hydroxyethyl)-cyclohexan-1-ol, hexane-1,2,6-triol, 1,1,1-tris-(hydroxymethyl)ethane, 3-(2'-hydroxyethoxy)-propane-1,2-diol, 3-(2'-hydroxypropoxy)-propane-1,2-diol, 2-(2'-hydroxyethoxy)-hexane-1,2-diol, 6-(2'-hydroxypropoxy)-hexane-1,2-diol, 1,1,1-tris-[(2'-hydroxyethoxy)-methyl]-ethane, 1,1,1-tris-[(2'-hydroxypropoxy)-methyl]-propane, 1,1,1-tris-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)-ethane, 1,1,1-tris-(hydroxyphenyl)-propane, 1,1,3-tris-(dihydroxy-3-methylphenyl)-propane, 1,1,4-tris-(dihydroxyphenyl)-butane, 1,1,5-tris-(hydroxyphenyl)-3-methylpentane, di-trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, and tripentaerythritol, cyclodextrin, D-mannose, glucose, galactose, sucrose, fructose, xylose, arabinose, D-mannitol, D-sorbitol, D-or L-arabitol, xylitol, iditol, talitol, allitol, altritol, guilitol, erythritol, threitol, and D-gulonic-y-lactone; c) 0.5 to 5 weight percent of one or more anti-whitening agents selected from the group consisting of poly(ethylene glycol), poly(ethylene glycol) diesters, poly(propylene glycol), poly(propylene glycol) diesters; and styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymers; and mixtures of these; d) 0.02 to 1 weight percent of a lubricant; e) 10 to 60 weight percent of one or more reinforcement agents; and f) 0 to 50 weight percent of a polymeric toughener comprising a reactive functional group and/or a metal salt of a carboxylic acid; with the provisos that the thermoplastic composition comprises less than 15 weight percent magnesium hydroxide and less than 0.20 weight percent zinc compounds selected from the group consisting of zinc borate and zinc oxide; and with the further proviso that at least 2 weight percent of styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymers are present when no other anti-whitening agents selected from the group are present; and wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the polyamide composition. a) a polyamide resin having a melting point and/or glass transition temperature; b) 0.1 to 10 weight percent of one or more polyhydric alcohols having more than two hydroxyl groups selected from the group consisting of glycerol, trimethylolpropane, 2,3-di-(2'-hydroxyethyl)-cyclohexan-1-ol, hexane-1,2,6-triol, 1,1,1-tris-(hydroxymethyl)ethane, 3-(2'-hydroxyethoxy)-propane-1,2-diol, 3-(2'-hydroxypropoxy)-propane-1,2-diol, 2-(2'-hydroxyethoxy)-hexane-1,2-diol, 6-(2'-hydroxypropoxy)-hexane-1,2-diol, 1,1,1-tris-[(2'-hydroxyethoxy)-methyl]-ethane, 1,1,1-tris-[(2'-hydroxypropoxy)-methyl]-propane, 1,1,1-tris-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)-ethane, 1,1,1-tris-(hydroxyphenyl)-propane, 1,1,3-tris-(dihydroxy-3-methylphenyl)-propane, 1,1,4-tris-(dihydroxyphenyl)-butane, 1,1,5-tris-(hydroxyphenyl)-3-methylpentane, di-trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, and tripentaerythritol, cyclodextrin, D-mannose, glucose, galactose, sucrose, fructose, xylose, arabinose, D-mannitol, D-sorbitol, D-or L-arabitol, xylitol, iditol, talitol, allitol, altritol, guilitol, erythritol, threitol, and D-gulonic-y-lactone; c) 0.5 to 5 weight percent of one or more anti-whitening agents selected from the group consisting of poly(ethylene glycol), poly(ethylene glycol) diesters, poly(propylene glycol), poly(propylene glycol) diesters; and styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymers; and mixtures of these; d) 0.02 to 1 weight percent of a lubricant; e) 10 to 60 weight percent of one or more reinforcement agents; and f) 0 to 50 weight percent of a polymeric toughener comprising a reactive functional group and/or a metal salt of a carboxylic acid; with the provisos that the thermoplastic composition comprises less than 15 weight percent magnesium hydroxide and less than 0.20 weight percent zinc compounds selected from the group consisting of zinc borate and zinc oxide; and with the further proviso that at least 2 weight percent of styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymers are present when no other anti-whitening agents selected from the group are present; and wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the polyamide composition.