Erythritol Sweetener. . . .

Erythritol is a sugar alcohol that is becoming more and more popular as a natural sweetener. It is found naturally in some fruits and fermented foods such as wine, beer, sake, and soy sauce. It is also found in several types of mushrooms.

It is about 60% as sweet as sugar, has no calories, does not raise blood sugar levels, and does not cause gas or bloating like other sugar alcohols do.

Because it doesn’t enter the large intestine like other sugar alternatives, it doesn’t cause a laxative effect or gastric distress like other alternative sweeteners do. If someone were to eat excessive amounts, however, there might be a laxative effect.

Erythritol has been used in Japan since 1990 but is just catching on as a sweetener in the west. There are several new brands of sweetener on the market that use erythritol. Zsweet is one of the most well-known.

I bought some Zsweet and will be trying it out this week in some dessert easy healthy cooking healthy recipes. I love the fact that it doesn’t raise blood sugar at all and has zero calories. I’ve been reluctant to use other sugar alcohols because of the laxative effect, so I’m glad erythritol products are free of that issue.

I’m looking forward to testing it out and will report back with my results.

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