PaleoBars-DF

All PaleoBars? are Kosher certified (Kosher Certified by Tablet-K)!!

PaleoBar is the delicious nutrition bar designed to provide a healthy, high protein snack food for optimizing intake of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and micronutrients. PaleoBar comes in a choice of four great tasting flavors, chocolate coated, vanilla almond coated, uncoated dairy-free chocolate-almond, and uncoated dairy-free coconut almond!

Please note also that all the PaleoBars are made primarily with two high quality fat sources, almond butter and coconut oil. Almond butter is high in healthy monounsaturated fat and coconut oil is high in lauric acid. Lauric acid has been noted in several studies for its antiviral and antibacterial functions (German JB & Dillard CJ. Saturated fats: what dietary intake? Am J Clin Nutr, Vol. 80, No. 3, pp. 550-9, Sept 2004).

Coconut/Almond PaleoBar-DF (Dairy Free/Uncoated) Crave Control Bar

What About the Carbohydrate Content?

How do these sweeteners taste?
Maltitol has 85-95% of the sweetness of sucrose, making it sweeter than all other polyols except xylitol which has a taste remarkably similar to sucrose. Erythritol has 65% of the sweetness of sucrose and is also similar in taste. Xylitol is the sweetest of the three, tasting about 20% sweeter than sucrose.

Do any of these sweeteners contribute to dental cavities?
When sugars are metabolized by microorganisms in the mouth, they form acids that erode tooth enamel and lead to cavities. Maltitol, erythritol, and xylitol are not metabolized by oral bacteria and therefore do not cause acid production. Foods that do not cause a drop in pH lower than 5.7 in 30 minutes are certified as safe for teeth. None of these sugars drop the oral pH below 5.7. Therefore, all are considered to be noncariogenic (i.e. they do not cause cavities). Furthermore, research suggests that xylitol is not only noncariogenic but it may also actively prevent tooth decay.*

Do any of these sweeteners have a laxative effect?
Erythritol has almost zero laxation effect. Maltitol syrup has a laxation threshold of 100 grams per serving. Xylitol has a laxation threshold of 50 grams per serving. Each bar contains approximately 10 grams total polyols.

Are these sugars safe for diabetics?
While it is important that diabetics consult their physician before using any sweetener, available research demonstrates that maltitol, erythritol and xylitol all have minimal effects on blood sugar and insulin. Studies show that maltitol does not produce marked elevations in blood sugar. Erythritol affects neither blood glucose nor insulin. In the case of xylitol, increases in blood sugar levels have not been demonstrated and plasma levels of insulin only moderately rise if at all, depending on the study.

Do these sugars have any other health benefits?
Maltitol has prebiotic and dietary fiber characteristics that promote the growth of healthy gut flora (Oku T et al. Metabolic fate of ingested maltitol in man, J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo), 1991, Oct;37(5):529-44). Xylitol may reduce acute otitis media occurrence because it reduces the growth of Streptococcus pneumonia.*

All PaleoBars are low in "effective carbohydrate." What does this mean?
Effective carbohydrate content refers to the content of any sugar, disaccharide or starch composed of glucose, fructose, or galactose. Glucose causes a significant insulin response, while fructose and galactose cause a minimal one. Furthermore, excessive fructose consumption increases the risk of developing insulin resistance. PaleoBars are free of fructose and contain, instead, polyols that occur naturally in fruits and vegetables and have a caloric value of 2.1 Kcal/g.

Is there a concern with fructose, the sweetener commonly used in health bars?
While fructose in fruits may be acceptable, fructose added to foods may have undesirable health effects. Animal studies show that fructose can accelerate aging and increase the need for vitamin E and lipoic acid. Human research suggests that excessive fructose consumption may be one of the causes behind the insulin resistance and obesity epidemic in America. For optimal health, limit your fructose consumption to natural sources such as fruits (Elliott SS et al. Fructose, weight gain, and the insulin resistance syndrome, Am J Clin Nutr, 2002, Nov; 76(5):911-22).