Erythritol Sweetener

Replacing sugar with Erythritol may help reduce calorie intake, prevent blood sugar spikes, and protect dental health. Erythritol, a type of carbohydrate called sugar alcohol, is one of the most common artificial sweeteners available. It’s popular in foods marketed for weight loss and diabetes. Erythritol is found naturally in some foods. It’s also made when wine, beer, and cheese ferment.

While food labels aren’t required to list erythritol as an ingredient, some hints might be in your food. If the package has these words, it may mean your food contains erythritol:

Keto-safe, Diabetes-safe, No sugar, Low sugar, Artificially sweetened, Naturally sweetened, Sweetened with natural compounds, Low calorie, No calories.

Calories in erythritol. Sugar has 4 calories per gram but erythritol has zero. That’s because your small intestine absorbs it quickly and gets it out of your body through urine within 24 hours. This means erythritol doesn’t have a chance to “metabolize”—turn into energy in your body.

Taste:
Erythritol tastes sweet. It’s similar to table sugar.

Appearance:
It’s in the form of white crystal granules or powder.