Sally-Ann Creed Erythritol
Why we love it
Sally-Ann Creed Erythritol is a naturally-derived sugar substitute that looks and tastes very much like sugar, yet has almost no calories. Erythritol has been used in Japan since 1990 in candies, chocolate, yogurt, fillings, jellies, jams, beverages, and as a sugar substitute. Erythritol is classified as a sugar alcohol. Sugar alcohols, also called polyols, are sugar substitutes that are either extracted from plants or manufactured from starches. Some of the more common sugar alcohol sweeteners are sorbitol and xylitol.
Description
Sugar alcohols also occur naturally in plants. Erythritol is found naturally in small amounts in grapes, melons, mushrooms, and fermented foods such as wine, beer, cheese, and soy sauce.
How Sweet is Erythritol?
Erythritol is approximately 70 percent as sweet as table sugar (sucrose).
How is Erythritol Made?
Erythritol is made from plant sugars. Sugar is mixed with water and then fermented with a natural culture into erythritol. It is then filtered, allowed to crystallize, and then dried. The finished product is white granules or powder that resembles sugar.
Why Do People Use Erythritol?
Erythritol has almost no calories. In the United States, erythritol is labeled as having 0.2 calories per gram, which is 95 percent fewer calories than sugar. In Japan, erythritol is labeled as having zero calories.
Erythritol has not been found to affect blood sugar levels and has a zero glycemic index.
Erthyritol has a clean, sweet taste. People have found that it’s more similar in taste to sugar than other natural sweeteners such as stevia (which can be bitter).
In reasonable amounts, erythritol doesn’t cause digestive upset and diarrhea that other sugar alcohols like sorbitol and xylitol are known to cause. This is because erythritol is a smaller molecule and 90 percent of erythritol is absorbed in the small intestine and for the most part excreted unchanged in urine. This quality makes erythritol unique among the sugar alcohols.
Erythritol isn’t metabolized by oral bacteria, which means that it doesn’t contribute to tooth decay.
Please Note:
Erythritol is one of the ingredients we’re keeping a close eye on. It’s a naturally occurring sugar alcohol recognised as safe by global health authorities like the FDA, WHO, and EFSA, and the amounts used in our products are well below established safe limits.
We’re aware of recent studies exploring links between high erythritol levels and heart health, and we’re actively reviewing the latest research to ensure our products continue to meet the highest standards of safety, transparency, and trust.
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