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sugar substitute Nutrition Any of a group of carbohydrates–eg, fructose, sorbitol and xylitol, which are of potential use as replacements for the usual dietary sugars–glucose and sucrose in diabetics, as these molecules do not
require insulin for certain steps in their metabolism; the efficacy of SSs in DM is less than optimal, since the diabetic liver converts a significant portion of fructose and its metabolites into glucose. See Artificial sweeteners, Aspartame, Cyclamates. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The salt helps boost the flavor,
especially if you use an alternative sweetener such as a fruit sweetener
or preserves. The Mojito Mix follows other popular Baja Bob's sugar-free
drink mixes - also flavored with Splenda, an alternative sweetener made
from real sugar. Alternative sweeteners, including both high-intensity artificial
sweeteners and polyols, will record the fastest growth among product
types, boosted by recent introductions of high-intensity sweeteners such
as sucralose and neotame. |
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