Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Fructose Malabsorption Question from Honey

I have fructose malabsorption in other words I have problems with foods that have excess fructose. Foods with excess fructose contain more of the sugar fructose than the sugar glucose. White and brown sugars are ideal sugars for people with this problem because they contain exactly the same amount of each sugar.

Honey contains almost as much excess fructose as high fructose corn syrup. 100 grams of honey contains about 41 grams of fructose and 36 grams of glucose or 7 excess grams of fructose.

If you are looking for a low calorie sweetener you might try pure stevia. Be sure to check the ingredients because some manufacturers include things like FOS.

In my signature line below there is a link to a detailed medical article on fructose malabsorption and IBS. Figure 2 in the article contains a table of favorable and unfavorable foods that you may find useful.

Good luck

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