Can You Bake with Monk Fruit Sweeteners?
Video Summary: Can you bake with monk fruit sweeteners? The answer is yes! But not with all monk fruit sweeteners. There’s 2 main types of monk fruit sweeteners, extracts and blends. Extracts: These are a concentrated form of the fruit,...
In case you prefer watching a video over reading :) Erythritol is a very popular sugar substitute; It tastes and feels just like regular sugar without all the calories and blood sugar spikes. It’s also generally recognized as safe by...
Gastrointestinal Impact of Sugar-Free Snacks: Erythritol, Allulose, Xylitol, and others
Here's a quick 1-minute video in case you prefer watching over reading :) Most sugar-free snacks contain sweeteners like erythritol, allulose, xylitol, and others. They offer the sweetness of sugar without the calories and blood sugar spikes. But there’s something to keep...
What is Maltitol? The high-glycemic "Sugar-Free" Sweetener
Here's a 1 minute video in case you prefer watching over reading :) Maltitol is a common ingredient in "sugar-free snacks", and although it’s technically not sugar, it raises your blood glucose levels in pretty much the same way! The...
What is Allulose? All you need to know...
Here's a video in case you prefer watching over reading :) What is Allulose? Allulose is a type of sugar. It tastes and feels like regular sugar, but it’s not digested by the body in the same way that regular...
Does Monk Fruit Impact Blood Sugar Levels?
Here's a video in case you prefer watching over reading :) I used a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM), which measures my blood sugar every 5 minutes, to see how our monk fruit drops impacted my blood sugar. Our monk fruit drops are...
Monk Fruit VS Splenda, which is better?
Here's a 1-minute video in case you prefer watching over reading :) They are both high-intensity sweeteners that will not spike your blood sugar, but they are very different.Natural vs Artificial:Splenda (sucralose), is an artificial sweetener, meaning it’s NOT found...
Low Glycemic Fruits: 79 Fruits sorted by Blood Sugar Impact
Summary In this article, we explain what Glycemic Index is, and why it’s better to use Glycemic Load to determine how much fruits really impact our blood sugar. We then introduce a list of 79 fruits sorted by impact on...
Monk Fruit Sweeteners: The Ultimate Guide
Table of Contents What is Monk Fruit? Types of Monk Fruit Sweeteners Extracts Liquid Extract Solid Extracts (Powder) Blends Liquid Blends Solid Blends Conclusion What is Monk Fruit? Monk fruit (also known as Siraitia Grosvenorii or Luohan Guo) is a...