New Quest bar formula and blood sugar
I did a short experiment comparing the old Quest bars, with iso-malto-oligosaccharides as the fiber source, with the new bar, with soluble corn fiber as the fiber source. Both bars were chocolate brownie, and both were eaten for breakfast at 7 am.
Day 1, old formula iso-malto-oligosaccharides bar:
- Fasting blood sugar - 65
- 1 hour after Quest bar - 109
- 2 hours after Quest bar - 79
Day 2, new formula soluble corn fiber bar:
- Fasting blood sugar - 72
- 1 hour after Quest bar - 83
- 2 hours after Quest bar - 79
It's obviously not a very scientific test, so take it for what it's worth. But Quest claims that the formula change fixes the blood sugar issues that some people had with the old formula. But from this little experiment, it certainly seemed to.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
Can you check it after 15 min and then 30 min? After one hour eating food that affects my BS - my body goes into RH... With rapid absorbtion - my BS is the highest app 15 min After eating that freaken bar...
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Thanks for sharing this...good to know.
Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014
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Nice information! I still have the old bars, except for the new pumpkin spice flavor. How do the bars taste? Any difference? I remember Quest had put out something about the bars staying fresher longer now too, my old bars get flat & chewy, but still tasty though.
No one surgery is better than the other, what works for one may not work for another.
T-Rebel
on 10/15/15 3:31 pm - NJ
I was so sure I would love the new pumpkin Quest bar, that I bought a whole box. Not as good as I thought. It has icing that has an oily consistency when it dissolves in your mouth. The bar itself is kinda crunchy, not chewy like the cinnamon roll and lemon flavors. It is not bad, but not great like I had expected. I would not have gotten a whole box of them if I had tried one first. Live and learn.
Pumpkins are decorations, not food. If all this crap they make out of pumpkin were any good, they'd serve it all year, not just for a month or two.
Plus, it grows on the ground.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
