Top 4 Best Healthy Keto Sweeteners
The ketogenic diet is a very low carb diet, If you’re new to the keto lifestyle this transition can be quite frightening, but now it doesn’t have to be. Explore our Top 4 Best Healthy Keto Sweeteners.
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If you know anything about keto you, know it’s almost devoid of all carbs. Following keto, fats will be the majority of your food intake with protein. This forces your body into ketosis for energy. Which means you can say bye bye to carbs and a few pant sizes.
Now that’s fine and well but does this mean you have to say goodbye to your favorite sweets too? It’s hard cutting back on carbs let alone sugar. Try finding tasty snacks at your local supermarket that aren’t high in carbs. The transition to keto can be difficult.
Fret not, because you can have it all. Stay in ketosis and satisfying your sweet tooth! There’s a great range of keto friendly sugar alternatives you can use for all baking and sweetening needs. Here’s our favorite Top 4 Best Keto Sweeteners.
1. Alluouse
Allulose is made up of a simple sugar called monosaccharide it can be found in certain foods like raisins, figs, and maple syrup. The taste is similar to sucrose aka table sugar, in fact it’s 70% sweet as table sugar. Allulose does not have an insulin response and is extremely low on the glycemic index making it a great keto alternative.
2. Stevia
Stevia is a natural herb sweetener you can find it in many herbal tea blends at the supermarket. Due to its popularity it is one of the most common sugar alternatives today. The sweetness is about 200 times more sweeter than table sugar, so a little goes a long way. Stevia is a perfect sugar substitute with a low glycemic index.
3. Monk Fruit
Monk fruit is native in southeast asia and is also known as Luo Han Guo. Did you know it was originally used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for medicinal and ceremonial purposes. Monk fruit has now been gaining popularity as a keto friendly sweetener. The sweetness comes from a chemical within the monk fruit called mogrosides, therefore making it 200 times sweeter than table sugar. I love this sweetener! I’ve used it for baked desserts and hot chocolate. If you can’t stand the stevia aftertaste I recommend this one! Plus it has a low glycemic index making it my favorite keto sweetener.
4. Erythritol
Erythritol is a sugar alcohol so it can naturally be found in food and vegetables from fermentation. This sugar alcohol is way easier on the stomach compared to other sugar alternatives. Erythritol has 70% of the sweetness of table sugar and has a low glycemic index.
