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Fiber Benefits: Heart Health

How dietary fiber supports cardiovascular health.

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Body of Evidence Supports Safety of Stevia Sweeteners

An in-vitro stevia study does not reflect existing evidence supporting safety.

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Summary: “The Effects of Non-Nutritive Artificial Sweeteners, Aspartame and Sucralose, on the Gut Microbiome in Healthy Adults: Secondary Outcomes of a Randomized Double-Blinded Crossover Clinical Trial”

Clinical trial finds aspartame and sucralose did not affect the gut microbiota in healthy adults.

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Erythritol

Erythritol is a naturally occurring compound, zero-calorie bulk sweetener that looks and tastes like sugar.

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Maltitol

Maltitol is a bulk sweeteners with a taste similar to sugar. Maltitol is about 90% as sweet as sugar and significantly reduced in calories.

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Xylitol

Xylitol provides the same sweetness & bulk as sugar with ‎about 1/3 calories. It has a clean, sweet taste & produces a ‎mild cooling

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Sorbitol

Sorbitol is a low-calorie bulk sweetener used in food, beverage, ‎pharmaceutical, and cosmetic products. It provides about 60% of the sweetness of sugar.

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Mannitol

Mannitol is a low-calorie bulk sweetener used in foods, pharmaceuticals & oral care products. Half the sweetness of sugar, and mild cooling effect.

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Lactitol

Lactitol is a bulk sweetener with a sugar-like taste. Its stability, solubility, and reduced calories are great for low-calorie, low-fat, and/or sugar-free foods.

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Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysates

HSH are bulk sweeteners used in sugar-free products, particularly candies. They blend well with flavors, and work well with low-calorie sweeteners.

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Isomalt

Isomalt is a sugar-free sweetener made from sugar with the taste and texture of sugar with fewer calories. It is used in sugar-free foods,

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Dietary Fiber FAQs

Your dietary fiber questions answered.