Originally Posted by
boxo
About a year ago, I tried a sugar substitute for the first time, Swerve Confectioners, to add to my carafe of lime or lemon water when I craved lemonade or limeade. When I ran out last week, I bought a different brand without reading either ingredients list. I used the new erythritol sweetener in my hot chocolate today - big mistake - it didn't sweeten and I ran to the bathroom about 45 minutes later. I get that same effect when I juice any fruits other than lemon, lime, or apple into my veg juice. I assume I'm sensitive to the sugar alcohols. When I get the chance, I will do some research on fructooligosacharides vs oligosacharides.
Anyone else have these side effects? Any food scientists out there?
Erythritol has become ubiquitous in various foods and beverages, and it irks me that there are no warnings on the labels of items containing it. Like aspartame, the stuff gives me a vicious headache (and I am not prone to such things). Lily's Chocolate bars and Swerve and a bunch of GF and Paleo baking mixes are notorious for containing erythritol. Lots of research on the dangers of aspartame, but not much on erythritol. Btw, I use Stevia but just learned science is catching up with that ingredient too:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/art...for-our-health