Erythritol：

Erythritol is a kind of artificial sweetener known as a sugar alcohol.

Erythritol is a type of sugar alcohol, the sweetness is 60%-80% of white sugar. Sugar alcohols are hydrogenated sugars, molecules with hydroxyl groups, sugar alcohols are naturally occurring sugars, but nowadays sugar alcohols are refined into sweeteners such as sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, and erythritol

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Functions:

Erythritol (erythritol), a sugar substitute widely used in food and beverages, has become very popular in recent years and can be described as a sugar substitute for the world’s “net red”. Erythritol in some fruits and vegetables, algae in the natural existence of corn starch by the fermentation of the intake of hard to be metabolized by the body, most of the urine through the discharge, so the calorie is almost negligible, does not affect the blood glucose fluctuations, but also is not easy to produce gastrointestinal discomfort symptoms. These advantages make erythritol is considered a natural healthy sweetener!

Applications:

Erythritol is often used as a substitute for table sugar in low-calorie and low-sugar products. Erythritol is also used as an ingredient to “add” to other artificial sweeteners.

It is favored for two main reasons. First, it is very low in calories, making it ideal for “diet” foods. Second, the flavor and texture of erythritol is closer to table sugar than some other non-nutritive sweeteners.

Erythritol is added to many sugar substitutes sold as “natural” alternatives to sugar, including stevia and monk fruit sugar.

Sugar-free products containing erythritol are often recommended for people with obesity, diabetes or metabolic syndrome who are looking for options to help control their sugar or calorie intake. However, the nutritional labeling of these products may not indicate whether they contain erythritol or other sugar alcohols.