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Norbu

  • 26 Nov 2013 1:27 AM
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    Message # 1446460
    Deleted user
    Hi, there is a discussion thread on a new sweetener, Norbu, on the frustose-free forum. The question about whether it really IS fructose free hasn't yet been determined, however. Does anyone know if Norbu is safe? for sugarfree diet? Or safer than other sweeteners on the market, such as Equal, Splenda, etc?
  • 27 Nov 2013 5:57 AM
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    Reply # 1447256 on 1446460
    Anonymous
    The thread is in he "Fructose Free Finds" . This was my contribution:

    It looks OK - http://norbusweetener.com.au/faq/  Or if you want to get technical about it: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/fcn/gras_notices/grn000301.pdf

    The first of these web sites includes:

    IS NORBU FRUCTOSE FREE?

    The monk fruit contains about 25-38% of various carbohydrates, mainly fructose and glucose. However, Norbu is fructose free even though it is derived from monk fruit because only the sweet component called mogrosides are extracted from the fruit. Everything else including the fructose is left behind.
    The 2nd article goes into the technicalities.  So I suppose it is OK.

    The theory is that we lose our taste for sweet things when our appetite-control system goes back to normal. But I  must say that I find coffee without a sweetener unpalatable.

    JohnN
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