Low- and Reduced Calorie Sweeteners and Dietary Fiber Low-calorie foods and beverages provide consumers with many benefits, both psychological and physiological. Health professionals and consumers believe low-calorie products, including low-calorie sweeteners, are effective for the following purposes: weight maintenance, weight reduction, management of diabetes, reduction of dental caries and reduction...
Read MoreATLANTA (June 6, 2013) — A new study in PLoS ONE, "Erythritol, a non-nutritive sugar alcohol sweetener and the main component of Truvia is a palatable ingested insecticide," by Baudier et al. published on June 4 suggests that erythritol has potential as an insecticide that is safe for humans. In their work,...
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Erythritol, is a natural*, zero-calorie bulk sweetener that looks and tastes like sugar. Classified as a polyol (sugar alcohol), it is currently used as a bulk sweetener in reduced calorie foods and beverages promoting sugar reduction and/or weight management. It occurs naturally in fruits such as pears, melons and grapes, as well...
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Do you have questions about low-calorie sweeteners? Want to learn more about maintaining a healthy lifestyle? You asked and we listened. Our resident Registered Dietitians answered the most popular questions about low-calorie sweeteners.
