Talk:Sugar alcohol

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Contents 1 Internal Body Odor?? 2 Polyol 3 Just a Slight Funny 4 Difference between Alcohol and Sugar Alcohol

[edit] Internal Body Odor??

What is internal body odor? How can you tell? Djdickmutt 02:09, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

ANYONE????!!!? Djdickmutt 03:08, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Polyol

Should this item be relocated to "polyol"? It's technically a more accurate and definitive chemical group.

Also, I've got some info about the FDA-approved relative caloric content and percent sweetness (compared to sucrose). Should this be expanded on in this entry or should I dump it in expanding the individual sugar alcohols?

My inclination is to have polyol and sugar alcohol as separate articles, because while all sugar alcohols are polyols, not all polyols are sugar alcohols (e.g., pentaerythritol). Generally, I have only heard "sugar alcohol" used for the subset of polyols that can be prepared via the hydrogenation of carbohydrates. Branched-chain polyols do not fit this mold. Shimmin 13:11, Apr 27, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Just a Slight Funny

"Despite the variance in caloric content of sugar alcohols, EU labeling requirements assign a blanket value of 2.4 kcal/g to all sugar alcohols."

And people make fun of Alabama for allegedly ruling that the value of pi is 3. McGehee 14:58, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

I thought this was interesting about Alabama and pi until I looked a little farther. I found some information on it as an URBAN LEGEND at http://www.snopes.com/religion/pi.asp. It looks like a small attempt at reinforcing a prejudice about the South. Just remember, just because you read it on the internet doesn't make it right. WFJ (heruns) from New York —Preceding unsigned comment added by Herunswfj (talk • contribs) 13:52, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Difference between Alcohol and Sugar Alcohol

I want to learn whether this "sugar alcohols" are accepted as the alcohol -which Islam refuses to be used- or not ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.223.40.240 (talk • contribs) 14:53, 26 February 2007

I suspect not, as they do not have an intoxicating effect and contain no ethanol, but you'd probably have to check for a fatwa from your particular Islamic organization to be sure. Vectro 06:33, 27 May 2007 (UTC)