Question 1

What does soluble fiber listed in the ingredients consist of?

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The soluble fiber is from tapioca. Below is more information about the soluble fiber used in our products.

Livlo products contain true Soluble Fiber rather than IMO's, which are not a fiber but have been mislabeled as such by many companies recently. It’s unfortunate that the reputation of the words “Soluble Fiber” has been tarnished by companies mislabeling their IMOs as ""Soluble Fiber"". As a result we may explore updating our packaging to say “Resistant Dextrin”, even though that is a less recognizable name to the average person.

As you’re aware, many (most, even) “keto-friendly” products have used IMO’s in their recipes for years, as it was originally considered a fiber. Many companies truly believed IMO to be a fiber, and proudly and accurately labeled it as “ isomaltooligosaccharide” on their nutrition labels until recently when it was concluded that IMO’s did in fact raise blood glucose— and therefore could no longer be considered a Dietary Fiber.

When that announcement was made, and IMO received well-deserved bad press, companies scrambled to rename the IMO ingredient on their labels to dodge public scrutiny while they began the long process of reformulating their products to remove IMO's. The government gave companies a generous timeline, after which those who were using IMO’s could no longer count it as Dietary Fiber in their Nutrition Panels. In the meantime, before the deadline, many companies chose to mislabel IMO’s as “Soluble Tapioca Fiber” or “Prebiotic Fiber” until they had a chance to reformulate with a true fiber.

The truth is, IMO and Soluble Fiber (whether derived from corn, tapioca, potato, etc…ours happens to be derived from tapioca) often have the same starchy starting material. This is the reason why companies chose to mislabel their IMO ingredient as Soluble Tapioca Fiber, etc. The important difference, and the reason one is approved as a fiber and the other is prohibited from being labeled as such, is in the finished product resulting from how these starches are processed.

IMOs are a glucose polysaccharide with polymer lengths of 2 to (n) (dp2 – dpn). By themselves, IMOs are sweet, which is why many companies thought it was a perfect “fiber” for their keto bar formulas. The IMO gluco-polymer consists predominantly of alpha 1,4 and alpha 1,6 bonds which are partially digested, resulting in blood sugar spikes in many people.

In the processing of true, accurately-labeled Soluble Fiber (tapioca in our case), the small polymers dp1 and dp2 are removed. The result is a resistant dextrin, which is a fiber composed of digestive resistant glucose polymers of dp3 and higher. As a result of exhaustive scientific research, the government has approved this resistant dextrin to be labeled as a fiber. You may see companies label their soluble fiber ingredients as “resistant dextrin”, and this is accurate as well.

Needless to say, all of this is very confusing for customers. The somewhat good news is that the deadline for large companies to completely remove IMO’s from the dietary fiber section of their labels (and the labeling of them as a fiber in the ingredients), was January 1, 2020. I say that this is “somewhat” good news because smaller companies have until January 2021 to accurately update their labels.

Question 2

How are net carbs calculated for this granola ?

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Total carbs 10gm per serving
Minus dietary fiber 4gm
Minus erythritol 5gm
= 1gm net carbs per 1/3 cup serving

Question 3

what type of soluble fiber is used?

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We  use soluble fiber from tapioca. The specific type of tapioca fiber we use is not IMO. Ours is in the form of a resistant starch (or in the food supply called resistant dextrin) - meaning it is able to resist digestion by your digestive enzymes, and make its way to your gut, where it feeds the good bacteria and has a very strong prebiotic benefit.

Question 4

Does this have a strong coconut taste?

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Hi 
No it doesn't,, it is delicious

Asin	B07ZG1GV9R
Best Sellers Rank	#400 in Granola
Manufacturer	LIVLO
Product Dimensions	9.3 x 6.3 x 1.5 inches; 11 ounces
Units	11 Ounce
Upc	860002676906

Cinnamon Almond Pecan Granolō

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