What is sugar substitute? Can you eat it often?

Sugar substitute is a kind of sugar that can produce sweetness. Unlike traditional sugar, it has low calories. The substitution of sugar can make the brain feel sweet, but it will not cause the fluctuation of blood sugar level. "Sugar substitute" foods are characterized by not adding sugar (such as white sugar, granulated sugar, sucrose, glucose, etc.). ), but replace them with sugar substitutes.

Sugar substitute was originally created for diabetics, and now it is widely used in various sugar-free foods. According to raw materials and acquisition methods, sugar substitutes can be natural sugar substitutes, sugar alcohols and artificial sugar substitutes.

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Usually there are diabetics for sale in franchise stores or supermarkets. Because the sweetness of sugar substitute is too high, it will be very sweet with a very small amount (for example, it may be 0.0X g). For the convenience of use, maltodextrin will be added as a supplement, so you will still consume some calories when using it.

But even if the food is marked "sugar-free", you will eat a lot and consume too many calories. Therefore, people who want to lose weight by eating sugar substitute foods can't lose weight if they don't limit their calorie intake. Patients with phenylketonuria (PKU) should not take aspartame.