A New Sweetener on the Market: Sun Crystals
As a registered dietitian, I sometimes get the heads up on new products from the manufacturers before they even hit the market! Here is one I just received in the mail that looks like a great new sweetener. You should be seeing Sun Crystals, an all natural sweetener, on the shelves in your local supermarket soon.
This product is made using a combination of cane sugar and the naturally sweet stevia plant. The result is crystals that appear like pure sugar, but contain fewer calories, provide fewer grams of carbohydrates, and have a lower impact on raising blood sugar level in people with diabetes.
Sun crystals can be used in cooking and baking as well! It can be used to replace regular sugar in muffins, pudding, and cakes. Because it is all natural this product has been placed on the GRAS list (generally regarded as safe) without having to undergo extensive testing like the chemical sweeteners do (such as saccharin and aspartame) or file for FDA approval. It is determined to be safe even for young children and pregnant women.
People who have diabetes can substitute a small amount of Sun Crystals in their diet in place of sugar without having to count carbs and calories. If significant amounts are used (more than three packets at a time), the carbohydrates should be accounted for, but there will be a lower number of carbohydrate grams than if pure sugar were used.
You can get a free sample from their website (suncrystals.com) and taste it yourself. Here is a breakdown of the nutritional information:
- 100% natural ingredients
- Only 5 calories and 1 gram of carbohydrate per packet
- One packet has the sweetness equivalent of 2 teaspoons of sugar
- Ingredients: pure cane sugar and stevia
Post your comments on the flavor as soon as you get to try new Sun Crystals!
Written by Laurie Beebe
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About The Author: Laurie Beebe has been a registered dietitian for 25 years and is certified in adult weight management. Laurie currently serves as a Related posts:
One Comment
OMG this stuff taste absolutely awful. You can’t enjoy the tiny bit of the cane sugar in the product because of the over powering BITTER taste. To heck with the 5 calories, I’m going back to my 15 calorie teaspoon of cane sugar. I’m so annoyed that I wasted $3.00 on this crappy stuff.
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