NATURAL VS ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS

Do you know what kind of sugar in your kitchen ?

Is it natural or artificial ?

Go and check your kitchen now...

Which one ?

If it is 

NATURAL

Then, you are in the safe zone...

But must be careful not all natural are safe to you..

Example:

Honey produce natural sugar or sweetener but because of its high calories causing it not safe if taken continuously.

And if it is

ARTIFICIAL

You are threatening yourself.

Why?

Because it is artificial and to produce something artificial it needs to go through a modification process in order to make it become NO CALORIES, TASTE LIKE SUGAR & MORE SWEETEN THAN SUGAR.   

Example:

Sucralose is one of this category where it was a sugar modified chemically by adding chlorine atoms into the sucrose molecule.

So, Which one do you use ?

I share 2 links below that can help you to understand more about sugar:

1. http://www.inspirationgreen.com/all-the-different-sugars.html

2. http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/artificial-sweeteners.html

SUGAR, SUCRALOSE AND DIABETICS

Diabetes commonly related to sugar. Uncontrolled and excessive in sugar intake will cause diabetes. 

Sugar causing diabetes

Can diabetics have sweet things ?

Yes but  it is hard to reach in the grocery which one satisfy your sweetness.

Foods with sugar

Some people think that diabetics just cannot eat sugar and because of this, the artificial sweeteners industry market the fake sugars that totally safe for diabetics.

For those diabetics, keep this in mind :

1. Sugar is naturally occurring carbohydrates - These kind of sugar contains calories and increase blood glucose level. Example: brown sugar, cane sugar, fructose
2. Alcohol sugar is a reduced-calories sweetener - Contain half of calories of sugar and raise blood sugar level. Example: isomalt, maltitol, sorbitol, xylitol.
3. Artificial Sweeteners are considered "Free Foods" - These kind of sweeteners are produced in lab, contain no calories and not increase blood sugar level. Example: Saccharine, Aspartame, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium.

The artificial sweetener sucralose at the beginning was promoted as "safe sugar" for decades but after deep researches it has been found to have diabetes-promoting effects on human body.

How can diabetics make a choose to their diet ?

Natural sweetener is better one. Choose the really natural sweetener not just claimed natural by the producer.

Stay and always healthy..

DON'T BE CHEATED !

Do you check the ingredient of the product first before buy it ?

May yes or no right..

It's ok..

because not all of the ingredients state in the packaging are true..

Do you ever seen this label on the product ?

Sugar-Free

It means that the product does not contain sugar at all.

But, it may contain other types of sugar like sugar alcohol and artificial sweeteners.

No added sugar

Might be yes,

 during the processing there are no extra sugar was added.

However, the original source might be contained sugar like fructose, glucose

sugar alcohol or artificial sweeteners.

Dietetic

The product contains less or reduce calories.

But, it is not specific.

Natural product

The product use natural ingredient.

The reality is it was added in just little amount.

Most of manufacturer do not use the real word to show the real ingredients.

To attract the customers they have to change the word.

For example,

P3 Sweetener

They claimed that the products are not stevia, not sucralose, not synthetic. 

Then, it means that it is Sucrose (Sugar) ?

But, they modified the sugar.

So, it is modified sugar ?

Royal Sweetener

This product was claimed the ingredients are stevia extract and reverse osmosis water.

But, the taste of this sweetener same like sugar not stevia.

The taste of stevia is really bitter.

I know because I tested all the sweeteners already.

 I also planted stevia at my home.

That is a reality..

"Work for Money"

But its all in our hand

Choose the right one!!

DON'T TAKE IT EASY !

Before this I shared about the content of sugar in certain foods and beverages.

Do yo already know how much sugar you take in a day ?

Much or Less but don't take is easy..

Why ?

Because it still a sugar that will danger your health.

There are many sugar substitute were produced and the famous now is stevia.

By the way,

not all Sugar with 100% stevia. 

Be Careful !

Certain product was claimed  use stevia but the taste mostly different from stevia taste. 

They only add small amount of stevia and sucralose then called it Stevia. 

Weird but its a reality now..

How to differentiate Stevia and Sucralose ?

Stevia has a bitter taste and not as good as sugar/sucralose taste. 

If you found a stevia with a sweet taste as sugar,

means that it is not stevia

It is Sucralose...

Be more caution next time ~

HOW MUCH SUGAR IN YOUR BODY ?

Sugar ?

There are so many types of sugar in the market nowadays.
Can refer here.

Almost all foods and beverages in Malaysia still use sugar even already know the truth about the effects of sugar.

HOW MUCH SUGAR YOU TAKE PER A DAY ?

According to the source from specialist, the maximum amount of sugar need to be taken per a day are:
 # Men - 150 calories per day (37.5 grams or 9 teaspoon sugar)
 # Women - 100 calories per day (25 grams or 6 teaspoon sugar)


Here, I share the amount of sugar contain in some of the foods and beverages.


SUGAR IN CHOCOLATE BARS
*Measurement = teaspoon sugar

• Milk chocolate bar (44g) - 5.75
• Snickers bar (57g) - 7 
• Milky Way bar (58g) - 8.5
• Marshmallows (100g) - 14.5 
• Caramel piece (10g) - 1.7 
• Butterfinger bar (60g) - 6.9
• Dove chocolate bar (37g) - 5
• Starburst packet (45g) - 5.5
• Twix bar - 2.75 
• M&Ms packet (45g) - 5.75 
• Boiled sweets bag (100g) - 11.5

SUGAR IN SOFT DRINKS

*Measurement = teaspoon sugar

• Coca cola (1 can) - 7 
• Red Bull (1 can) - 7.5 
• Lemonade (1 glass) - 5.5
• Orange squash (1 glass) - 2.5 
• Hot chocolate (1 cup) - 4.5 
• Fruit smoothie (1 glass) - 3.5

SUGAR IN FRUITS

*Measurement = teaspoon sugar (per 100g)

• Mangga - 3.2 
• Banana - 3 
• Apple - 2.6 
• Pineapple - 2.5 
• Grape - 4 
• Lemon - 0.6 
• Kiwi fruit - 2.3 
• Apricot - 2.3 
• Strawberry - 1.3 
• Raspberry - 1 
• Blueberry - 1.7 
• Cranberry - 1 
• Tomato - 0.7

SUGAR IN DESSERTS

*Measurement = teaspoon sugar

• Banoffee pie (1 part medium) - 4.25 
• Carrot cake (1 slice medium) - 3 
• Custard (1 part medium) - 3.25 
• Chocolate mousse (1 part medium) - 3 
• Cornetto (1 cone) - 3 
• Donut (1 jam donuts) - 3.5 
• Fruit pies (1 part medium) - 3.5 
• Fruit cake (1 slice medium) - 5 
• Muffin (a chocolate chip muffin) - 4.75 
• Ice cream (1 teaspoon) - 3 
• Rice pudding (1 part) - 3.75 
• Sponge cake (1 slice medium) - 5.5 
• Swiss Roll (1 roll) - 2.5

Are you already know how much sugar you have per a day ?

Less or More ?

If less it's quiet good and if more you have to control it.

Or make a change ~

SUCROSE, SUCRALOSE & CAN SUGAR ?

Are you realize ?

Do you know more about sugar ?

 Actually, so many info about sugar we didn't know right..

But don't worry!!

Through this blog you can explore more about our daily requirement which is sugar..

And for this entry I will share about 

Sucrose, Sucralose and Can Sugar

Are they different ?

Now we see it what I had found..

What can be conclude ?

Not much difference between Sucrose, Sucralose and Can Sugar.

Meaning that

Can Sugar = Sucrose = Sucralose

So now I give the examples of the products in market that I had used before 

and already taste all of them..

They are sucralose..

Beware!

Hopefully this info beneficial to us~

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