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If you can’t or won’t eat sugar, here’s a new idea on what to substitute

Wed, 10/09/2019 - 8:29am
By
Cynthia Hochswender

Sugar substitutes seem to come in and out of fashion and favor. There was Sweet ’n Low and Splenda and stevia and aspartame.

Now there’s erythritol, to which people seem to be attributing magical properties. And they might not be wrong.

In fact, it appears based on the current research that erythritol is a very good product that is generally good for you — or at least, it’s a tasty product that isn’t bad for you. 

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