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Sat, Jun-15-24, 00:47

Demi

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Not yet on the market, but maybe something to consider once it is:

Fooditive launches revolutionary ‘Keto-Fructose’ sweetener from apples and pears in the US – a healthier, more sustainable alternative to sugar

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Fooditive Group, a pioneering Dutch plant-based ingredient manufacturer, is poised to revolutionize the American food and beverage industry with its groundbreaking, plant-based sweetener, Keto-Fructose (5-keto-D-fructose). This innovative sugar alternative, currently undergoing FDA GRAS assessment, is set to establish a new standard for sugar substitutes with its unparalleled taste, functionality, and sustainability.

Keto-Fructose offers extraordinary sweetness while preserving all the vital functionalities of sugar. This breakthrough enables food and beverage manufacturers to craft healthier, sugar-free products that consumers will love without compromising on taste, texture, or shelf-life.

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Sat, Jun-15-24, 03:42

WereBear

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I'm laughing because of course they named it Keto!

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Sat, Jun-15-24, 06:11

doreen T doreen T is offline

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Originally Posted by Demi

Fooditive launches revolutionary ‘Keto-Fructose’ sweetener from apples and pears in the US – a healthier, more sustainable alternative to sugar

Think I'll pass on this one

A 2022 study from Germany strongly advises against the use of 5-keto-D-fructose in food. Apparently, it has the potential to damage cells lining the intestines, as well as damaging healthy bacteria in the microbiome.

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Conclusion
Due to the increasing number of sugar-associated diseases and the growing consumer awareness of the adverse effects of sugar, there is an urgent need for healthy sugar alternatives. A promising candidate with this regard is 5-keto-D-fructose, a natural diketone, which is produced in some acetic acid bacteria by oxidation of D-fructose, a process catalyzed primarily by the membrane-bound fructose dehydrogenase complex. In this work, the effect of 5-KF on prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells was investigated. It was shown that 5-KF significantly reduced the viability of B. subtilis DSM 10, E. coli DSM 498, and the epithelial cell line HT-29 at concentrations ≥ 5 mM. This effect might be related to the strong Maillard reaction favored by 5-KF in the presence of amines, which became apparent during this study. Due to the cytotoxic effects of the diketone, we hereby oppose the use of 5-KF in the food sector.

https://www.frontiersin.org/journal...022.935062/full