To replace a granulated sweetener with a concentrated one, replace that bulk with something else. If you are baking, this would be whatever flour the recipe uses. As long as that flour is not drying (like coconut flour), it should turn out okay. But, you will likely need a little more of the converted amount of concentrated sweetener, to account for the extra (not sweet) flour. If the flour is drying, like coconut flour, you’ll need more liquid as well to compensate. It's popular because it's low in calories, and it tastes and feels almost like table sugar. It's added to some sugar substitutes that are sold as "natural" alternatives to sugar. Sugar-free products that have erythritol might be recommended if you have obesity, diabetes, or metabolic syndrome. Erythritol Products Also like stevia powder, monk fruit based products tend to be mixed with other sweeteners or bulking agents. This is in part because pure monk fruit extractis hard to come by and expensive, but also because blending makes monk fruit easier to use. Because granulated powder tends to stay grainy unless dissolved in water, most applications require it. When granulated erythritol has been added, run it through the blender to pulverize it. You should avoid using a food processor because it does not produce the granulated erythritol flavor you require. Xylitol and erythritol also suppress the growth of bacteria directly. However, erythritol does a better job. According to a 2016 review, erythritol is more effective at inhibiting the growth of oral bacteria than other sugar alcohols, including xylitol ( 8).

The biggest benefits of allulose are how it behaves when you cook with it — much closer to sugar than other sugar alternatives. Being in the same family, it bakes, tastes, browns, and dissolves just like sugar does. (See the Comparison Of Sugar Substitutes For Baking section below for more details.) In addition, allulose has numerous health benefits: Some cultures have used stevia leaves have been used as a natural sugar substitute for over a thousand years. Steviol glycosides are the active compounds derived from the stevia rebaudiana plant. They can be up to 150 times as sweet as sugar. One common negative effect of excessive sugar intake is poor dental health, including cavities and tooth decay.Chéron JB, Marchal A, Fiourucci S. Natural sweeteners. Food Chem. 2019:189-195. doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-100596-5.21620-X One of its unique features is that it browns just like sugar and easily caramelizes, making it perfect to be used for Crème Brulé. Honkala, Sisko & Runnel, Riina & Saag, Mare & Olak, Jana & Nõmmela, Rita & Russak, Silvia & Mäkinen, Pirkko-Liisa & Vahlberg, Tero & Falony, Gwen & Mäkinen, Kauko & Honkala, Eino. (2014). Effect of Erythritol and Xylitol on Dental Caries Prevention in Children. Caries research. 48. 482-490. doi:10.1159/000358399 I also created a calculator that does the work for you, so you don’t have to figure it out from the sweetener conversion chart! There are various sources out there for converting among sugar-free sweeteners. The problem is that I have yet to see a chart that lists many or most of them in one place, in a concise way. I put together a chart that you can use as your go-to place for sweetener conversion.

Though it may sound new, erythritol has been around for quite some time and is considered one of the most popular sweeteners. Our bodies naturally create sugar alcohols, including erythritol. Erythritol is also commercially manufactured by fermenting corn. That commercially made erythritol is added to foods — and that’s where things get messy. Yes, absolutely! Because it is not metabolized, erythritol is keto and suitable for low carb diets. It has 0 grams net carbs. Xylitol Sweetener As mentioned above, the best powdered erythritol have three things in common. They are pure, are of the highest quality, and taste just like sugar.Since erythritol is an artificial sweetener that sweetens your foods and drinks and helps eliminate the need for sugar, three things are of utmost importance: purity, quality, and taste. Pure Monk Fruit Or Stevia – These are very concentrated without being part of a blend, so only recommended for recipes where the bulk aspect of sweetener isn’t needed, such as drinks. Avoid substituting them for erythritol in keto baking.