Sweetner
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| Sweetener | Blood Glucose Impact |
Blood Ketone Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Sucrose | +64% | -29% |
| Stevia | +3% | +15% |
| Allulose | -7% | -5% |
| Sucralose | +1% | +6% |
| Erythritol | -7% | +10% |
| Monk fruit | -1% | +12% |
| Xylitol | +23% | -25% |
| Maltitol | +48% | +4% |
| Aspartame | -4% | +22% |
A sweetner is a general term for many sweet tasting substances:
- Sucrose - Also called table sugar. A white powdery crystal used in cooking. Primarily extracted from sugar beets or sugar cane.
- Glucose - Also called dextrose. A very simple compound that enzymes in animals break most carbohydrates into to provide energy into individual cells.
- Fructose - A type of sugar found in many fruits and vegetables as well as in honey.
- Maltose
In addition to sugars, there are other sweet tasting compounds. Some of which do not impact, or have a lesser impact, on blood glucose levels.