Question 1

Does this contain tapioca fiber? aka imo?

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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

Do you have to refrigerate leftovers or can you leave them on the counter like regular brownies?

Accepted Answer

I refrigerate mine.  Other keto brownies you have to refridgerate so, i do.  Then i just put one in the microwave for like 30 sec before i eat it.

Question 3

Can I substitute butter with oil?

Accepted Answer

I used coconut oil

Question 4

where is this product manufactured?

Accepted Answer

All Livlo products are manufactured in the United States.

Brand	Livlo
Package Dimensions	22.3 x 14.1 x 5.69 cm; 255.15 g
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer	No
Package Information	Box
Manufacturer	LIVLO
Item Weight	255 g

Livlo Granolo Brownie Keto Baking Mix 9oz (256g)

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