Dolcia Prima: New Artificial Sweetener

[James Marusek 5,244]

A new artificial sweetener is about to hit the market called Dolcia Prima. "Dolce" means sweet in Italian; and Prima means "first." The chemical name of this sweetener is Allulose (also D-Psicose), and it’s totally natural, albeit rare. Small amounts of it may be found in figs and raisins for example. Allulose is 70% as sweet as table sugar, but contains just a 10% of the calories of processed sugar. Allulose has a taste profile that closely matches sugar, with an almost identical perception of sweetness over time. Allulose is not metabolized by the digestive system and therefore its effective calorie value is so low. It can be used in baking which is one of the problems with aspartame (it loses its sweetness when it is heated). Allulose can provide desirable browning when baking and also adds bulk and texture like sugar. Currently the product is sold as a Syrup.< /p>

[Bandista 7,466]

Interesting!

[Djmohr 6,965]

Hmmm. I might have to give it a try. I am allergic to most artificial sweeteners however recently tried using Swerve.

I swear my tongue actually went numb. I usually won't even try them but I was attempting to make those Peanut Butter Cookies with 4 ingredients and no flour. They sucked and I had to throw the whole batch away.