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Are all carbohydrates converted to sugar?

The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, KS)

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QUESTION: In the "nutrition facts" for Kellogg's Just Right cereal, it says a 1-cup serving has 49 grams of carbohydrates, 15 grams of sugar and 31 grams of other carbohydrates. Are all carbohydrates converted to sugar? If so, would there be 49 grams plus 15 grams of sugar, for a total of 64 grams, in a cup of cereal? Are the "other carbohydrates" sugar as well? I am a diabetic and concerned about the intake of too much sugar.

_ F.F.

ANSWER: Kellogg's Just Right cereal contains 49 grams of total carbohydrates in a 1-cup serving. That includes the carbohydrates found in the wheat, corn, brown sugar, rice, raisins, oats, dates and high fructose corn syrup that are ingredients in the cereal. Within those 49 grams, 15 are from sugar. The sugar category on a food label includes both added (like table sugar and corn syrup) and naturally occurring sugars (found in milk and fruit). For the Just Right cereal, the brown sugar, raisins, dates and high fructose corn syrup make up the sugar. Dietary fiber is providing 3 grams of carbohydrates. We know that the sugars plus the dietary fiber add up to 18 grams of carbohydrates. The remaining carbohydrates are from the wheat and grains. Thus, in a 1-cup serving of Just Right cereal, 15 grams of sugar plus 3 grams of ...

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