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It's remarkable how different pure dextrose/glucose/grape sugar lozenges make you feel than fructose candies. I wonder why l-glucose has never been used as an
by User23 5y ago
It's remarkable how different pure dextrose/glucose/grape sugar lozenges make you feel than fructose candies.
I wonder why l-glucose has never been used as an artificial zero calorie sweetener.
Edit: expensive is a lame reason. Sugar isn’t the dominant factor in pricing and hasn’t been for quite a while. There’s a huge population of affluent consumers who would gladly pay a large premium for an authentic zero calorie sugar taste.
- bcatanzaro 5y agoBecause it’s expensive to make since it’s incompatible with normal biological production.
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- kortex 5y agoTagatose can be produced relatively easily and has 38% of the caloric content. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagatose https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagatose