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Allulose
Allulose
Allulose
What is it:
Allulose is a relatively new sweetener found in various low-calorie or low-carbohydrate food products. It is a rare sugar that is found naturally in a few foods, such as wheat, figs, and raisins, but can also be produced through a process called enzymatic conversion of fructose. During this process, enzymes are used to convert fructose from beets or corn, into a syrup rich in allulose. The allulose is then separated from the syrup, purified, and dried into a crystalline powder. The resulting sweetener has the same taste and texture as sugar but with only 10% of the calories and 70% of the sweetness.
Rating:
Research is limited on the safety of allulose as it is a newer sweetener on the market. It may be derived from GMO corn. However, allulose may help regulate blood glucose and insulin concentrations, increase fat oxidation, have favorable effects on body weight and composition, and even inhibit cancer growth.
Resources:
- Rare sugars may offer an alternative sweetener for those with cardiometabolic risk (systematic review and narrative synthesis )
- Allulose may reduce blood glucose and insulin concentrations (randomized controlled trial)
- Allulose promotes fat oxidation after eating and may enhance energy metabolism (randomized, single-blind crossover trial)
- Allulose has favorable effects on body weight and composition (randomized, double-Blind, placebo-controlled trial)
- Allulose may inhibit cancer growth (in vitro)
How we rate ingredients
Health is like a bank account, certain ingredients make a deposit into your health bank, meaning they add to
your health. Certain ingredients withdraw from your health bank. We want health promoting ingredients in our diet. To keep things simple, we rate ingredients on a green, yellow, red scale:
Clean
It is naturally occurring in food and has no harmful effects on the body. It is real food. It is health promoting.
Caution
It goes into one or more of the below categories
- It is not naturally occurring in food but doesn’t have data showing it has a harmful effect on the body (additives like Gellan Gum)
- It is naturally occurring but can have some harmful effects on the body (added sugars, oils, gums etc.)
We Avoid
It is known to have a harmful effect on the body (ex. All food colorings, Natural Flavors, MSG, Potassium bromate, aspartame, artificial flavors)
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