Pearlmaj, look at the post i posted just before this one for info on soribitol. Joseph, Im glad I could help I remember a year or two back ago when I used to chew extra bubble gum all the time. I would chew a piece, spit it out when it lost its flavour 5 minutes later and chew another piece. i didnt think i was bad, cause it was sugarfree and calorie free. Later, i noticed that my stomach got real upset whenever i chewed it. To my surprise (and regret) I found out that extra gums main sweetner is none other than soribitol. My o my! Sugar (sucrose) is great though- doesnt bother my stomach and is full of empty calories (yahe) I add 4 tsps of sugar in my pepp tea which means im getting about 60 calories in each cup...and i really need those extra calories!!