Erythritol, Natural Sugar Substitute: ZSweet® vs Truvia™

Filed in archive Diet , Notable , Resources on August 20, 2008

Earlier this year, i wrote about ZSweet® while last month I wrote about Truvia™.

Both are natural sweeteners - a perfect sugar substitute for diabetics - whose main ingredient is erythritol.

Erythritol is the naturally-occurring sugar alcohol which has the least effect to blood sugar.

I have to admit that i have received samples of each product - ZSweet® and Truvia™ - for review.

Both are quite a change from the synthetic, chemical-based sugar alternatives, I have to say.

Here are a few facts about ZSweet® that i would like to highlight:

ZSweet® sweeteners taste close to sugar and are 100% natural, zero glycemic and zero calorie. ZSweet® contains no carbohydrate fillers or artificial ingredients, even in trace amounts.

We offer ZSweet® that is made from either all natural or Certified USDA organic sugar. The erythritol is naturally cultured from sugar, infused with natural fruit extracts and then crystalized.

We are dedicated to offering a healthy sweetener with all natural starting materials, ingredients, and all natural processing. Therefore, all of the ingredients in ZSweet® are non-GMO, as well as gluten free and contains no known allergens.

While here are the ones of Truvia™ that i would like to highlight here:

Cargill, in partnership with the Coca-Cola Company, has developed rebiana as a natural, zero calorie ingredient that will be marketed by Cargill under the brand name Truvia™. Truvia™ rebiana is 200 times sweeter than sugar.

Truvia™ rebiana comes from the leaves of the stevia plant, which was discovered more than 200 years ago in South America and has been used as a sweetener in various parts of the world for more than three decades.

However, Truvia™ rebiana is different from most stevia sold today because it consists of only the best-tasting components of the stevia leaf. It is the first fully-characterized, high-purity product of its kind.

Find out more about these two big products in the market ZSweet® and Truvia™ and decide for yourself which you prefer.

With all the literature presented to me, it appears that both are safe, natural alternatives to sugar. But if i am going to let my tastebuds decide, the balance will tip towards ZSweet®. But that's just me. What about you, which one would you prefer?