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    Allulose is a low-calorie sweetener that is found naturally in small amounts in some foods but is mainly produced commercially from plants using enzymes. It provides almost no calories since the body does not metabolize it. Allulose has a similar taste to sugar but with 90% fewer calories and does not raise blood sugar levels. The FDA designates allulose as GRAS and it can be used as a sugar substitute in foods and is sold online, though not widely available in stores yet. Research shows allulose is well-tolerated without side effects.

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    Allulose is a low-calorie sweetener that is found naturally in small amounts in some foods but is mainly produced commercially from plants using enzymes. It provides almost no calories since the body does not metabolize it. Allulose has a similar taste to sugar but with 90% fewer calories and does not raise blood sugar levels. The FDA designates allulose as GRAS and it can be used as a sugar substitute in foods and is sold online, though not widely available in stores yet. Research shows allulose is well-tolerated without side effects.

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    Allulose is a low-calorie sweetener that is found naturally in small amounts in some foods but is mainly produced commercially from plants using enzymes. It provides almost no calories since the body does not metabolize it. Allulose has a similar taste to sugar but with 90% fewer calories and does not raise blood sugar levels. The FDA designates allulose as GRAS and it can be used as a sugar substitute in foods and is sold online, though not widely available in stores yet. Research shows allulose is well-tolerated without side effects.

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    Allulose

    Food manufacturers have many different per gram. The Food and Drug Administration
    
 sweetener choices: sweeteners that contain (FDA) has designated Alluse as Generally
    calories like sugar, high fructose corn syrup, Recognized as Safe (GRAS) to be used in a
    and honey, and sweeteners that are very low in variety of foods.
    calories like sucralose (Splenda), Currently, Allulose isn’t
    aspartame( Equal, widely available, but it’s
    NutraSweet), and stevia. found in certain Quest
    Allulose is one of the snack bars. Although you
    newer low-calorie won’t find granular
    sweeteners. Allulose designed to be
    Allulose, also known as used at home in your local
    psicose or D-psicose, is grocery store, it can be
    found in very small purchased in a variety of
    amounts in figs, raisins, online locations for about
    and jack fruit and is also $26 per pound. It replaces
    naturally in maple syrup sugar cup for cup, so this is
    and brown sugar. Because a hefty price tag.
    it’s present in tiny Right now, Allulose is
    amounts in only a few so new that its primary
    foods, it’s known as a rare use is by food
    sugar. To create a larger manufacturers to
    supply, food manufacturers reduce the sugar and
    use enzymes to produce calories in foods.
    Allulose from corn and Allulose gives consumers
    other plants. another safe, good-tasting,
    Alluose is absorbed by the body but not very low calorie sweetener alternative.
    metabolized, so it provides almost no Remember, it’s always best to use the least
    calories. In fact, it has 90% fewer calories amount of any sweetener that you can, even
    than table sugar. Allulose contains 0.4 calories low calorie sweeteners, so that you train your
    per gram while table sugar contains 4 calories tastebuds to enjoy the natural taste of foods.

    Benefits of Allulose:
    • Since Allulose isn’t metabolized, it doesn’t raise blood sugar levels or cause the body to
    release insulin, which can be beneficial for people with diabetes.

    • Allulose has a similar taste and texture to sugar, with no aftertaste.

    • Research shows that Allulose is well-tolerated with no adverse side effects. A randomized,
    double-blind, placebo-controlled research study with 17 people who consumed 5 grams of
    D-psicose with three meals per day for 12 weeks showed no abnormal effects or clinical
    problems.

    By Lynn Grieger, RDN, CDE, CPT, CHWC 6

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