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Almost every single other sugar substitute is filled with erythritol as an additive. Monk Fruit products tend to be really bad offenders. Check the labels caref
by latchkey 1y ago
Almost every single other sugar substitute is filled with erythritol as an additive. Monk Fruit products tend to be really bad offenders. Check the labels carefully.
- aitchnyu 1y agoMonk fruit products seem to be false advertising. Why are pure monkfruit sweeteners rare?
- xtracto 1y agoBecause of the price of Monk Fruit. Pure monk fruit is expensive.
- sgt 1y agoWhat about aspartame[sic]?
- chrisco255 1y agoAspartame is fine in things like soda, but the reason erythritol is mixed with monk fruit (and perhaps aspartame as well?) is it is closer to the sweetness level of sugar in terms of sweetness per gram, and so it's usually easier to use in recipes that are based on sugar quantities.
- ShakataGaNai 1y agoThis I found out the unfortunate way. I used some popular monk fruit sweetener... packets were just monk fruit but the bulk packages were monk fruit/erythritol blend and I didn't pay enough attention to the label. Made lemonade with it. Spent the rest of the day on the toilet.
- fellowniusmonk 1y agoLiquid sweeteners are fine, I switched to liquid monk fruit stevia blend, really like it.
- TomMasz 1y agoI casually follow the FODMAP diet and avoid sugar alcohols where possible. It's surprising how many sugar substitutes include it, sometimes as the primary ingredient. I've found a pure stevia powder that tastes okay, but it isn't cheap and is only sold in a local health food store.
- Bender 1y agoI can't even consume it. More than about 5g gives me visual auras, migraines. I'm not alone on this.