How Does Sugar-free Beverage Achieve "sugar-free"?2020-08-10

Reaearch shows that more and more people pay attention to weight and health, and sugar-free beverages have become the consumption focus. According to "The Market Supply & Demand Status Quo and Development Trend Forecast Report of China's Sugar-Free Beverage Industry 2020-2024", the market penetration rate of sugar-free beverages continues to increase.

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Nearly 60% of consumers have purchased sugar-free beverages, and sales in 2019 increased by more than 10% year-on-year, which has exceed the overall growth rate of beverages.
 
Are sugar-free drinks really sugar-free? In fact, all sugar substitutes in sugar-free beverages are erythritol.
 
Luo Wen, executive director of the Hubei Nutrition Association and registered national nutrition technician, said, "If the beverage is added with erythritol, it can be considered as sugar-free."
 
Erythritol is a new generation of functional sugar alcohol food sweeteners. It is widely found in fruits, algae, fungi and fermented foods. Currently, erythritol is the only sugar alcohol sweetener produced by microbial fermentation.
 
Erythritol cannot be digested and degraded by any enzyme system in the body. After entering the human body, it does not participate in the body's blood sugar metabolism, and is directly discharged from the body without generating heat.
 
Therefore, erythritol can achieve both sweetness and sugar-free！