Why does Mountain High Yoghurt contain crystalline fructose? What is it?
Mountain High uses only crystalline fructose, a naturally occurring fruit sugar made from corn, in all our flavored varieties (our Plain Yoghurt is not sweetened). Fructose has the advantage of being absorbed into the blood stream at a slower rate than other sugars, and is thus metabolized more slowly in the body (see “low glycemic” question below). It does not cause an insulin “crash” (blood sugar levels spike, then drop suddenly) like sugar can. Additionally, fructose has a higher sweetening effect than sucrose or high fructose corn syrup, which means we can use less for the same sweetening effect. The result is there are fewer calories in foods with fructose than those that contain sucrose and/or corn syrups. Click here to learn more.
