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10 Healthier Substitutes for Sugar

Erythritol

Erythritol is another kind of sugar alcohol. But it has fewer calories than xylitol. This can be a great replacement for sugar because it mostly tastes precisely like this ingredient. The body cannot break down erythritol due to a lack of necessary enzymes. Thus, most of the erythritol will be absorbed into the bloodstream and removed in the urine unchanged. Thus, it doesn’t bring any harmful effects as sugar does. In addition, erythritol doesn’t increase the levels of triglyceride, cholesterol, insulin, or blood sugar. It is often considered very well tolerated by humans. [4]