Sun Crystals Natural Sweetener, is it safe?
#327791 - 04/04/08 01:04 PM
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Doxiesam
Reged: 07/09/07
Posts: 30
Loc: Oklahoma
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My husband came across a sweetener called Sun Crystals, I've never heard of it.
Ingredients: Erythritol, Raw Cane Sugar.
We received two sample packets, but I'm not sure if it would be safe for me to try? They have a website www.suncrystals.com if anyone wants to take a look.
Samantha
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Sugar alcohols bother me, so I wouldn't be able to eat it. Maybe you'd be best to try it yourself and see if you have any effects. I read that too much of the erythritol can cause D, etc. Have you tried Stevia?
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Erythritol
#327794 - 04/04/08 02:17 PM
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Syl
Reged: 03/13/05
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Erythritol is a unique, naturally occuring sugar alcohol. It has about 2/3 the sweetness of sugar. Unlike many sugar alcohols (e.g. xylitol and sorbitol) it is absorbed into the blood stream before it reaches the colon and almost all of it is excerted in the urine. As a result it is unlikely to have a laxative effect like other sugar alcohols.
Apparently, erythritol is not easily fermentable by colonic bacteria. So unlike other sugar alcohols it is unlikely to produce gas and bloating (reference below). A search of the IBS research literature did not reveal any reports of adverse effects.
It looks like you might have to try it and see how it works for you. Please report back if you do try it 
Reference
Hiele, M., Y. Ghoos, P. Rutgeerts, and G. Vantrappen, 1993: Metabolism of Erythritol in Humans - Comparison with Glucose and Lactitol. British Journal of Nutrition, 69, 169-176.
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