About this product
- Brand:NUTRIFINDS YOUR HEALTHY CHOICE
Product description
Expiration Date: 1-May-2025
Erythritol is a sugar substitute that looks and tastes like sugar, yet has almost no calories. It is available in both granulated and powdered forms.
A sugar alcohol, erythritol has been approved for use as a food additive in the United States and in many other countries. Other sugar alcohols you may have heard of include xylitol, maltitol, sorbitol and lactitol.
Can Erythritol Cause Digestive Upset?
Cupcakes and other baked goods can be made with erythritol.
There are some people who report side effects such as diarrhea, stomach upset, and headache after consuming regular amounts of erythritol in food or beverages. The amount needed to cause symptoms varies greatly based on your individual tolerance. Some find that even small amounts of sugar alcohols upset their stomach, while others can tolerate higher amounts before they experience gastrointestinal symptoms.
Consuming over 50 grams of erythritol may result in nausea or stomach rumbling.
Does Erythritol Spike Blood Sugar or Insulin?
Erythritol is described as having a zero glycemic index, and it has not been found to affect blood sugar or insulin levels. For these reasons, erythritol is popular with people on low-carb diets.
In a 1994 Japanese study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition under the title "Serum glucose and insulin levels and erythritol balance after oral administration of erythritol in healthy subjects," of five healthy male volunteers aged 45-58 years, they found that "Erythritol did not increase serum levels of glucose or insulin." They also found that erythritol did not induce any significant effects on serum levels of total cholesterol, triacylglycerol or free fatty acids.
Concerns About Erythritol and Other Low-Calorie Sweeteners
Cookies can be baked using erythritol in place of sugar.
Erythritol Does Not Cause Tooth Decay
One important advantage of erythritol is that it does not cause tooth decay. This was shown in a 1992 study titled "Noncariogenicity of erythritol as a substrate."
The harmful bacteria in our mouths can use sugar for energy that helps them grow and multiply and erode our teeth. But erythritol is different; it cannot be metabolized by oral bacteria, and it does not cause cavities.
Final Conclusions About Erythritol
In conclusion, erythritol has several advantages over sugar: it contains almost no calories, it does not cause tooth decay and it does not spike blood sugar.
Erythritol should not cause digestive upset in most people unless it is consumed in large quantities of over 50 grams.
All of this said, our recommendation is that our readers still need to be cautious not to overindulge on foods containing erythritol.
When choosing foods with sugar alternatives, check the food facts label, and compare the nutritional information to conventionally sweetened foods to determine which is the best choice for you.
•Select from 50g, 100g, 250g, 500g and 1kg of Pure Non-GMO Erythritol Granules
•Low-Calorie Sweetener that has 70% the sweetness of sugar.
•NO AFTER TASTE: 0 Calories, NON-Glycemic(diabetic-friendly), NON-Carcinogenic
•Available in separate listing: Powder form
•Other Low-carb/low-calorie sweeteners in separate listings: Pure Allulose, Stevia Erythritol, Monk Fruit Erythritol, Sucralose Erythritol, Isomalt Acesulfame-K, Stevia Leaves and Extract, Xylitol, Brown Erythritol and much more!