Clemmy's Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Rather Have The Sugar :(

Maltitol is an artificially produced sweetener that is a member of the sugar alcohol family. According to the Calorie Control Council, maltitol contains 90 percent of the sweetness of sugar and has 2.1 calories per gram. It is commonly used in low calorie foods, foods labeled as sugar free and foods recommended for diabetics. Those who consume maltitol on a diet plan or in their regular diets should be aware of its negative side effects.
Stomach and Abdominal Pain

The European Journal of Clinical Nutrition notes that maltitol is associated with stomach and abdominal pain in adults. A placebo controlled, double-blind study on health volunteers showed that consuming levels as low as 40 g of maltitol daily would trigger side effects of abdominal pain.
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Diarrhea

According to the Calorie Control Council, maltitol shares the laxative qualities of other sugar alcohol blends. As a result, those who take maltitol can expect the regularity of their bowel movements to change. The levels of maltitol needed daily to cause diarrhea vary depending on the age of the person eating maltitol.

While the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition offers that Maltitol levels for children have an ideal tolerance of no more than 15 g daily, a European Journal of Clinical Nutrition study shows that diarrhea occurs at daily consumption levels 60 - 90 g in adults. The study also notes that the more Maltitol is consumed, the more likely and more severe symptoms of diarrhea will be.
Excessive Gas and Flatulence

Eating products or medications that contain maltitol has been linked with excessive internal gas and flatulence in adults and children. This is considered to be one of the more common negative side effects of maltitol, but it is not considered to be a severe side effect in adults, notes the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/250589-negative-side-effects-of-maltitol/#ixzz1YQkfLU1v

K

Notwithstanding the comment above (since I am not a dietician), I will say that this is a very tasty ice cream and tastes just as good as its full-sugar with-lactose counterparts.

MiniPeds

I've noticed that ice cream with peanut butter in it is really hard to scoop. Anyone else have this problem? I just bought Ben and Jerry's "Clusterfluff" ice cream and I can barely get it out of the container!

Janetor

One thing that helps is to get a glass of PIPING hot tap water and soak your ice cream scoop in it (not the handle, just the scooper thingie) for a couple of minutes before you attempt scoopage. Or, at least, so saith the inveterate ice cream addict. Ahem.