{"id":2173,"date":"2017-06-28T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinslimfoods.com\/blog\/?p=2173"},"modified":"2021-11-23T22:04:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T04:04:09","slug":"what-is-erythritol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thinslimfoods.com\/blog\/what-is-erythritol\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Erythritol?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p id=\"abstract\">Erythritol is a type of compound that is made of from sugar alcohols. This means that it is a mixture of carbohydrates and alcohols. This does not contain ethanol, so it is not the same type that people drink. This type of sugar does not raise blood sugars or insulin levels. It also does not cause extra bacteria in the mouth, such as the type that causes cavities. This is often found in low calorie sugars and sweeteners. In all this type of sugar is healthier in moderation.<\/p>\n<p id=\"takeawayheader\">Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">What is erythritol? Is Swerve low carb? Visit any of the baked good recipes on low carb blogs, and those questions will have crossed the mind.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">It goes pretty much unchanged through our system, without causing any of the harmful metabolic effects of excess sugar\u2026 or the digestive issues associated with other sugar alcohols.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway3\">In large scale production, erythritol is created when a type of yeast ferments glucose. 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