Sugar alcohols are a type of carbohydrate that have properties similar to both sugar and alcohol. They are used as sweeteners in many food products, but they are not metabolized like regular sugars and do not cause spikes in blood glucose levels.
One bar has 210 calories, 8 grams of fat, 7 grams of fiber, 1 gram of sugar (11 grams of sugar alcohol), and 23 grams of protein. (bembu.com)
Many people in the low carb world feel that sugar alcohol carbs do have an impact on ketosis and blood sugar, and so they count them in when totaling up usable carbs. (ketogenic-diet-resource.com)
They might as well eat white sugar; they have less damage from that, than what sugar alcohol does to one! (bembu.com)