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ELI5: Sugar alcohol

I just tried a new protein bar and instead of sugar it contained sugar alcohol. What'd the difference? Should it be avoided?
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It depends on the alcohol.  If it's Maltitol/Lycasin, that's the stuff that's in those Sugar Free Gummy Bears that turn your butt into a lava machine.  It doesn't digest well.

Sugar Alcohols are what you get in Sugarless Gum, so many of them aren't going to have that effect on you.