What is the difference between sweeteners and sugar substitutes?
There are some major differences between sweeteners and sugar substitutes such as. Xylose, isomalt, mannitol, sorbitol , fructose, etc.: – sweeteners supply no calories or mass, and have substantially higher sweetening strength, no influence on the increase in blood sugar and no laxative effect. – sugar substitutes supply calories, mass and volume like sugar, have sweetening strength similar to sugar and in quantity have a laxative and flatulent effect. In short, sugar substitutes (e.g. sorbitol, etc.) have no critical advantage over sweeteners.
