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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 Handout

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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