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A tablespoon of honey dripping beside a level tablespoon of white sugar on a warm cream surface.
Is honey better than sugar? 7 facts you didn't know
Honey has a slightly lower GI than sugar, but a tablespoon carries more sugar than a tablespoon of white sugar. Here's what the trials in type 2 diabetes found, what... Read more...
What a spoonful of allulose does to your blood sugar
What a spoonful of allulose does to your blood sugar
World Diabetes Day falls on Saturday, 14 November, and the International Diabetes Federation's theme this year is early action on diabetes. In India that covers two groups: 101 million adults... Read more...
A block of dark jaggery and a heap of white sugar of the same weight side by side on a cream surface
Is Jaggery Better Than Sugar? 8 Truths You Need to Know
Jaggery is less refined than white sugar and carries a little iron, but India's own food standard says it's at least 90% sugar. Here's what gur actually changes, claim by... Read more...
Two teaspoons of chocolate hazelnut spread on a cream surface, one beside a heap of white sugar and one beside a few grains, showing how much sugar each carries.
BTS Zero Added Sugar spread vs the regular, label by label
BTS Zero Added Sugar spread against the regular chocolate hazelnut spread, line by line: 56.3 g of sugar per 100 g against 3.3 g of milk sugar, palm oil against... Read more...
A steel tumbler of masala chai and a spoon of allulose crystals on a worn wooden kitchen counter, the question of whether allulose is safe for everyday use
Is allulose safe? What regulators and human trials actually found
Yes, on the evidence that exists. The US, Australia and New Zealand, and China have cleared allulose, the longest human trial found no clinical problems, and the open questions are... Read more...
Sugar cubes beside a mound of erythritol crystals on an orange background, asking whether erythritol is bad for you as a sugar swap
Is erythritol bad for you? Why it's an unreliable swap for sugar
Is erythritol bad for you? Nobody can say for sure yet, and that's what makes it an unreliable swalabel readinp for sugar: three studies since 2023, a European daily limit,... Read more...
Sugar-free Diwali gift: a jar of Zero Added Sugar chocolate hazelnut spread and a monk fruit and allulose sweetener pouch in an open gift box beside a lit diya
Sugar-free Diwali gifts your diabetic relative will actually enjoy
A good sugar-free Diwali gift is one your relative would pick for themselves. How to check whether a "sugar-free" mithai box really is, what to skip, and the jar-and-pouch gift... Read more...
Sugar-free Diwali sweets made with a monk fruit and allulose blend
Sugar-free Diwali sweet recipes: which ones actually work
Sugar does two different jobs in a Diwali sweet. In halwa, kheer and syrup it's sweetness and body, and a monk fruit and allulose blend swaps in directly. In kaju... Read more...
Beyond The Sugar Super Sweetener pouch photographed from behind, ingredients panel facing the camera
Monk fruit sweeteners in India: 11 brands compared on the label
Eleven monk fruit sweetener brands sold in India split three ways on the ingredients list: four bulk with erythritol, six with allulose, three with fibre. Five packs pass all four... Read more...
Allulose powder beside table sugar, the rare sugar used in zero-sugar sweeteners
Allulose: what it is, how it works, and who it's for
Allulose is a rare sugar that occurs naturally in figs, raisins and maple syrup. It's about 70% as sweet as table sugar, carries roughly 0.2 - 0.4 calories per gram,... Read more...
Allulose and the FDA: Why This Sweetener Doesn't Count as Sugar (And What That Means for Your Body)
In 2019, the FDA (Food and Drug Association) made a decision it had never made before for any sweetener: it ruled that allulose - a naturally occurring rare sugar - could be excluded entirely from "total sugars" and "added sugars" on US nutrition labels. Not reduced. Not footnoted. Excluded. The allulose FDA classification created a category that had never existed before - a substance that is technically a sugar molecule but is treated by the body so differently that the FDA formally separated it from every other sugar on record.... Read more...
How to Eat Out on a No-Added-Sugar Diet: Hidden Traps, Safe Dishes & Ordering Strategies That Work
Most eating out no added sugar diet plans don't fail at home. They fail at a restaurant table at 8pm, with a menu full of landmines and a waiter standing by. Hidden sugar in restaurant food is the real reason so many people quit, not a lack of discipline. This isn't about ordering sad salads or interrogating every chef about their ingredients. It's a practical, no-BS field guide to navigating any restaurant, Indian, continental, fast food, or five-star, without derailing your diet or your social life. By the end, you'll... Read more...