Today, various sugar substitutes are gaining popularity - someone takes them to reduce the calorie content of the diet, someone they need to avoid the risk of developing diabetes. From this article you will learn whether to use fructose instead of sugar.
Features of fructose
Fructose is a natural sweetener found in fruits, vegetables and honey. Unlike sugar, fructose leads to a number of positive effects, among which you can list the following:
- stabilization of blood sugar;
- helps the body to recover from stress and stress;
- strengthening the immune system;
- reduction of the risk of caries and other dental diseases;
- the ability to be quickly eliminated from the blood, without affecting its composition negatively;
- reduction in the risk of diathesis in children.
Thus, fructose is a good way to sweeten a dish without resorting to the use of sugar, and is suitable for children and for those who suffer from diabetes.
Fructose instead of sugar when losing weight
It is advisable to use fructose when losing weight in the event that you can not imagine a complete rejection of sugar and sugary drinks. Despite the fact that the caloric content of fructose is approximately equal to the caloric value of sugar, it is almost twice as sweet as sugar, which means that you will need to put it 2 times less, as a result of which you will receive half the calories from sweet drinks.
Please note, even fructose is recommended for weight loss only in the morning - until 14.00. After that, to effectively lose weight, you should not eat anything sweet, and concentrate your attention on vegetables and low-fat meat.
How much fructose to put instead of sugar?
Ideally, sweet drinks like tea and coffee with sugar should be discarded altogether. If we talk about how much fructose should be consumed per day instead of sugar, then this number is 35-45 g.
If you suffer from diabetes, the amount should be calculated on the basis that 12 g of fructose is equivalent to one grain unit.
Fructose is 1.8 times sweeter than sugar - that is, almost twice. Therefore, if you are accustomed to drinking coffee with two tablespoons of sugar, fructose will be enough only 1 spoonful. It is very important to take this into account, and not to spoil your natural taste. You quickly get used to if you drink too sweet drinks, but it will be difficult to wean.