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Features:- Case of four boxes, each containing 30 individual packets of sweetener (total of 30 ounces)
- 100% all-natural sweetener
- Only 4 calories per packet
- Made with raw cane sugar
- Suitable for people with diabetes
A natural sugar substitute that tastes like sugar:
Sun Crystals is a sugar substitute made from cane sugar. By fermenting the sugar, the manufacturer creates erythritol, a naturally-occurring sugar alcohol product. Sugar alcohols taste exactly like sugar, but without the calories and blood sugar spike. And they are alcohols in chemistry terms only, not to be confused with the kind of alcohol one finds in adult beverages. PROS: * Tastes just like sugar and has no unpleasant aftertastes. * Has a glycemic index of zero. Great for diabetics or those simply wishing to eliminate excess sugar from their diets. * Contains only four calories (but see CONS). * Made from cane sugar, unlike some other erythritol products on the market. * Occurs naturally in many foods. The FDA recognizes erythritol as a viable and safe sugar substitute. Erythritol-based sweeteners have been on the market in other countries for years. * Unlike some other sugar alcohols such as xylitol, mannitol, and sorbitol, will not cause gas if consumed in large amounts. * Not only does not promote tooth decay, but the properties of erythritol actually prevent it, inhibiting the growth of harmful bacteria. * Can be used in baking. CONS: * Not quite as sweet as sugar. You need about a quarter to a third more of erythritol by volume for an equivalent. * Not quite as sweet as some other erythritol-based products on the market such as Wholesome Sweeteners' Organic Zero. * Unlike some other erythritol-based products, Sun Crystals does contain a small amount of raw cane sugar, so it's not non-caloric. * Though it tastes exactly like sugar, erythritol has a slight, mint-like, cooling effect on the tongue. In foods where that effect would be undesirable, erythritol would need to be combined with another sweetener to diminish the effect. (This effect seems to vary from person to person, too.) * In some clear liquids such as tea, adding erythritol will initially cloud the liquid, though the cloudiness fades quickly. (That issue probably comes from the release of oxygen bubbles as the product dissolves.) * Though it dissolves, erythritol does not do so as rapidly as sugar. It will retain its granularity in some foods. (Some people recommended powdering it to compensate.) * Because it involves extra steps to make from its sugar source, this is not a cheap product. Its organic source also adds to the cost. Perhaps in the future, economies of scale will drive the price down. Many companies are discovering the benefits of erythritol as a natural sugar substitute that lacks the nagging questions that dog artificial sweeteners like sucralose and aspartame. Sun Crystal has a good price point compared with other erythritol-based products, though it's not as sweet or lacking in calories as Wholesome Sweeteners' Organic Zero, which is also an organic product. Recommended.
| Binding: | Grocery | | Number Of Items: | 4 | | Package Quantity: | 4 |
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