Ideally, get a certified organic one, and avoid non-organic products that
contain erythritol.
Be sure it is pure monk fruit and does not
contain erythritol or any other sugar alcohols.
Gittleman writes, «ChocoPerfection bars offer fewer calories than traditional chocolate bars because
they contain erythritol instead of sugar.
It also
contains Erythritol, a low glycemic, zero calorie carbohydrate.
Oh I see your product Lakanto
contains erythritol.
Not exact matches
I avoid buying stevia blends like Truvia, Stevia in the Raw, and Purevia because they are processed and
contain other additives like dextrose, maltodextrose,
erythritol, and rebianna.
But if the other aforementioned ingredients are any indication, my guess is Aria uses the cheap, processed version of monk fruit that's extracted using GMOs (or
contains the sugar alcohol
erythritol).
It
contains non-GMO
erythritol and monk fruit extract.
If you are following a ketogenic diet than this recipe will work for you as long as you use a sweetener such as the keto maple syrup which
contains monk fruit and
erythritol, which are natural sweetening agents that do not impact your blood sugar levels.
This recipe originally
contained coconut sugar but we substituted keto maple syrup, which is made of natural sweeteners that do not elevate your blood sugar in monk fruit and
erythritol.
Erythritol has far less calories than xylitol, too, so it's good for making lower calorie desserts And sucanat is just unprocessed sugar, so it
contains the natural molasses, vitamins and minerals of the sugar cane.
If you avoid gluten, you will have to be careful with residual gluten in
erythritol that may be made from wheat or gluten -
containing grains.
Alternative sweeteners like xylitol,
erythritol, and sweeteners that
contain them like Swerve are disallowed as well.
When choosing
erythritol, then as always, verify that the product doesn't
contain additivities that can spike your blood sugar.
I don't count some -
erythritol has no effect on blood sugar and is very low in calories but other sugar alcohols may affect blood sugar and
contain more calories.
That said, you could use other sweeteners like monkfruit, etc, but remember that they all
contain mostly
erythritol anyway — they just cost more and don't sweeten as much, plus some affect blood glucose.
Some sweeteners like stevia,
Erythritol or monk fruit extract
contain very little carbs while others like Xylitol or Tagatose
contain more carbs.
Sugar alcohols — xylitol,
erythritol, sorbitol, and maltitol — are used as sugar substitutes because they look and taste very much like white sugar, but they
contain much fewer carbohydrates than sugar.
Chocolate PaleoMeal ®
contains no sucrose, fructose, or artificial sweeteners, and is sweetened with chalcone (a bioflavonoid - derived sweetener), the laxation - free polyol
erythritol, and the herb stevia.
Pure
erythritol tastes like xylitol, it's just not as sweet as xylitol and
contains almost zero calories.
Truvia is supposed to be a mix of
Erythritol and Stevia when you purchase it in the small tub or packets; however the baking blend does
contains a percentage of sugar mixed in and should be avoided.
So, after browsing the internet, I discovered that Nectresse
contains the following ingredients:
Erythritol (non-GMO?)
Erythritol and Swerve (additionally
contains FOS) have no effect on blood sugar and insulin.
Bulletproof - approved sweeteners, like xylitol,
erythritol, stevia, and monk fruit extract, are the sugar substitutes least likely to cause blood sugar spikes and, being all - natural, don't
contain any funky chemicals like artificial sweeteners do.