Question from Deborah
Debra, Im checking out a site, live superfoods.com, and come across a product called lakanto from body ecology. It looks like a good product but would like you to check it out. Listing says gmo free erythritol and sweet extract luo han guo fruit, anti carcinogenic, reg-blood sugar, prevent and decrease oxidative stress related to diabetes, prevents tooth decay, inhibit tumar growth, antioxidant, antihistiminic, 300 times more sweeter than sucrose zero glycemic index, zero additives, zero calories, one to one sub for sugar. This site has more to say about this sugar. thanks deborah from tenn.
Debra’s Answer
I don’t recommend erythritol (see Sugar Alcohols). I see no problem with Lo Han from a health viewpoint, but I found it so difficult to use that I didn’t pursue it as a viable everyday sweetener.
I prefer to stick with the whole food natural sweeteners. But this would be a better choice than refined sugar or artificial sweeteners.
