Natura Mate Sucralose & Erythritol Calorie Free Sweetener

Natura Mate is a sweetener that is an optimal combination of two sweeteners: plant-based erythritol and sucralose. These sweeteners differ in their sweetness intensity (erythritol has about 70% the sweetness of sugar, while sucralose is about 600 times sweeter). Their combination creates a sweetener with the crystalline structure of table sugar, which is twice as sweet as regular sugar. Using Natura Mate as a sugar alternative is very simple: if you sweeten your tea with 2 teaspoons of sugar, replace them with 1 teaspoon of sweetener; if the recipe calls for 1 cup of sugar, add 1/2 cup of sweetener instead, and so on.

Erythritol is a nectar naturally found in fruits such as melons and grapes. Since 1990, erythritol has been obtained by fermenting glucose with special yeast strains. Chemically speaking, erythritol belongs to the group of sugar alcohols – a hybrid of carbohydrates and alcohol that is indigestible by the human body (of course, it does not contain ethanol, which causes intoxication). The most popular sugar alcohols (also known as polyols) are sorbitol, xylitol , and maltitol – erythritol differs from them primarily in its zero calorie content . For comparison, xylitol has a caloric content of 200 kcal/100g. Due to its unique chemical structure, erythritol is not digested by human digestive enzymes and is almost entirely unmetabolized – it is excreted from the body unchanged within 24 hours via the urinary tract. The second sweetener contained in Natura Mate is sucralose , classified as a so-called intense sweetener - it is about 600 times sweeter than sugar, which means that it is used in literally pinch or even smaller amounts.

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