It is very hard to quit sugar addiction for most of us. But in consideration of the harm of sugar. Fortunately, we found some healthy natural sweetener. Not only they have less calorie and glucose, but also the taste is very sweet.

Stevia

 Stevia is a very popular low calorie sweetener, which is called extract of stevia plant leaves. It has many sweet compound, the steviosides and steviol glycosides are the main focus. These two compounds are as 100 times as sweet than sugar. Although stevia is very, very sweet, it almost has no calorie. Many researches suggest us the following advantages,

When we are in high blood pressure, stevia helps you to reduce by 6-14%. However, it affects nothing while you are in normal or tiny high blood pressure.

It is acknowledged that stevia helps the patients who are in high blood pressure to lower blood sugar.

Base on the research of rats, stevia increases the sensitivity of insulin, reduces oxidation of LDL and prevent atherosclerosis, etc.

Therefore, if you wanna sweeten food & drinks, stevia is a better option.

2. Erythritol

Erythritol is another low calorie sweetener, which is sourced from natural fruits. But most of the erythritol powder you buy from the market are processed by manufacturer. It has 0.24 calorie for every gram of erythritol, which equals the 6% calorie of sugar, but the sweetness level approximate 70%.

Erythritol doesn’t affect the fluctuation of blood glucose or insulin level, so do  cholesterol and triglycerides. It is absorbed into the body along with insulin, expelled through the kidney. As a matter of study, erythritol is very safe. But just as other glucose, excessive consumption will cause problem in digestion.

Although it has lingering taste, but it is more similar to the sugar. It is not enough to state that erythritol is healthy, but no danger. As for the tolerance, it is much better than any other glucose.

3. Xylitol

Xylitol is a glucose which is very similar to the sugar, as far as the sweet taste is concerned. It has 204 calorie for each gram, which is only 1/3 of sugar. Xylitol is good for teeth, reduce the risk of dental caries and cavities. It promotes the bone mineral density and helps prevent osteoporosis. Xylitol doestn’t increase the blood glucose or insulin level. However, just like other glucose, excessive consumption will cause problems in digestive system.

4. Yacon Syrup

 Yacon Syrup is another characteristic sweetener. It is extracted from Yacon herbal plant. Due to the research, it can help women lose weight, therefore it is widely used in diet supplement products currently.

It is abundant of lactosucrose, its soluble fiber nourishes the beneficial bacteria in stomach and intestines.

Yacon Syrup relieves constipation, besides soluble fiber is very good for health. But you dont need to eat more, or else cause problems in digestion system.