Allulose What is Allulose? Allulose is a novel reduced-calorie sweetener for the food and beverage industry. It is a ketohexose monosaccharide with the scientific name D-ribo-hexulose, or just D-psicose. It is about 70% as sweet as sucrose. It provides only 10% as many calories as sucrose (0.4 calories per gram).1,2 [...]
Sugar-free Baking What is Sugar-free Baking? Sugar-free baking involves replacing sucrose with low calorie or calorie-free sweeteners referred to as sugar substitutes. These substances have a very intense, sweet taste. So, they are used in very small amounts to replace sugar and are often used with bulking agents. Sweeteners currently [...]
The popularity of of high fiber products is a great reason to add dietary fiber to your baked goods. Did you know that cellulose is a source of fiber? At just 2%, you can make a fiber claim, without any undesirable flavor or tastes. It does especially well in low-calorie and gluten-free products. How does it [...]
Sorbitol What is Sorbitol? Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol that is manufactured from the glucose produced from cornstarch. It is often used as a sugar substitute in candies, baked goods, syrups and beverages. Sorbitol is roughly 60% as sweet as sucrose and has approximately 2.6 calories per gram1 It also occurs naturally [...]
