1/10 calories of sugar. Do you know the sugar "alulose" which is not known unexpectedly?

1/10 calories of sugar. Do you know the sugar "alulose" which is not known unexpectedly....?

I think that there are a lot of people who are careful about the amount of sugar intake, even if they don't care about their weight.

Such people, of course, everyone seems to know that there is no loss "Allulose".

It is a name that seems to have been heard somehow, but one that is not understood unexpectedly. We introduce this "allulose" this time.

What sugar is allulose?

Allulose (or psicose) is a simple sugar that is about 70% sweeter than sugar (sucrose), but I was surprised that it has a tenth of its calories. Allulose seems to be low in calories because it is absorbed but not metabolized when consumed.

Also, it is naturally contained in foodstuffs, not artificial sweeteners, but it is also called "rare sugar" in Japan because the amount is small.

What kind of effect does it have on our health?

Allulose is recognized by the US Food and Drug Administration as "Generally Recognized As Safe" (GRAS), which is generally safe.

However, according to the Rare Sugar Spreading Association, the production method was established relatively recently in 2002. So, because of the scarcity of research data, the impact of long-term use is unknown at this point, says Readers Digest.

At the site of the Rare Sugar Spreading Association, the health benefits are listed as suppression of postprandial blood sugar, suppression of visceral fat accumulation, and prevention for people with diabetes and obesity (metabolic syndrome).

Rare sugars were originally found in nature. Therefore, it is considered that the load on the natural world is also small. There is no toxicity in psicose (allulose).

Pushicose (Allulose) works well in small amounts. Therefore, it is desirable that syrups containing rare sugars such as psicose (allulose) be used for prevention of lifestyle-related diseases (as a measure to prevent illness) if people are concerned about health and body weight. It is thought that sufficient effect can be obtained by using sugar with rare sugar-containing syrup in place of sugar.

Quote from General Society Corporate Rare Sugar Spreading Association

Allulose which is sweet but low in calories and has natural sugar and health benefits.


There are multiple names of "psicose" and "rare sugar", but it is likely to see more in food labels from now on.