2, increase the sweetness of food Erythritol is a sweetener, the sweetness is 60%-70% of sucrose, and the entrance has a cool sweetness. Generally used in cakes, sweets, drinks and other foods.
3. Erythritol is sweet, but it has no calories, so it is a natural zero-calorie sweetener. For cake products, adding erythritol can reduce calories by at least 30%, and it will not bring negative effects after use. It can help to lose weight after eating, and is very suitable for people who want to lose weight to replace sugar.
4, protect the mouth Many people worry that eating sugar will lead to dental caries, and the sugar substitute erythritol will not be used by oral bacteria, so it will not cause tooth damage, but also reduce the growth of oral bacteria and effectively protect oral health.
5. Improving odor Erythritol can promote the solution combination of ethanol molecules and water molecules. Alcoholic beverages can reduce the odor and sensory stimulation of alcohol, and can effectively improve the quality of liquor and wine. At the same time, erythritol can obviously improve the bad smell of plant extracts, collagen, peptides and other substances. At present, erythritol is added to some collagen products to improve the taste.
2 Does erythritol raise blood sugar? No, it's not.
The glycemic index and insulin index of erythritol were 0 and 2 respectively. There is no enzyme system that metabolizes erythritol in human body. Erythritol does not participate in metabolism after entering the human body, and most of it is excreted with urine, which hardly produces heat and does not cause blood sugar changes. Different from other sugar alcohols, it has no effect on physiological indexes such as insulin secretion, cholesterol and triglyceride, and is very suitable for diabetics and people who lose weight.
3 Harm of Erythritol Replacing Sugar It is almost harmless for normal people to eat Erythritol in moderation, but we should pay attention to the following points:
1, which requires higher sweetness of sugar. Eating erythritol instead of sugar for a long time is easy to have higher requirements for sweetness and tastes sweeter.
2. Intake of this kind of sugar substitute food made of erythritol, because it can't provide calories for human body, it is easy to have a stronger sense of hunger and always feel underfed, so intake of other high-calorie foods is easy to gain weight, which is not conducive to weight loss.
3. Some people with irritable bowel syndrome or other digestive system diseases eat erythritol, which may cause gastrointestinal discomfort.
Who can't eat erythritol? People who feel uncomfortable after taking it.
All sugar alcohols will have diarrhea if they eat too much, but diarrhea is closely related to their tolerance. For example, if other sugar alcohols eat more, they will have diarrhea, while erythritol has the highest tolerance and is not easy to have diarrhea. However, it does not rule out the phenomenon that some people feel uncomfortable after eating, especially those with allergies and gastrointestinal diseases. It is recommended not to eat it, so as not to be harmful to the body.
In addition, erythritol is a natural zero-calorie sweetener, which cannot be used by oral bacteria and will not cause dental caries. It is very suitable for people who like sweets, are afraid of gaining weight and need to control their blood sugar. It is relatively safe to take about 10- 15g sugar alcohol every day. If necessary, consult a doctor and related professionals.