Post by Aksel's Dad on Jun 20, 2022 5:44:49 GMT -5
It seems that sweeteners have been discussed on the forum individually several times. However, I could not find a comprehensive list of "HFI-safe" and "unsafe" sweeteners. I came across a scientific article entitled "Sweeteners in hereditary fructose intolerance patients" (sic.) published on Acta Pediátrica Española in 2014. I requested the full text from the authors and if they send it and give permission, I will post the full text on the "Books and Periodicals" board of the forum.
The link to the abstract of the article is as follows:
www.researchgate.net/publication/282780172_Sweeteners_in_hereditary_fructose_intolerance_patients
If I understand the abstract correctly, from HFI perspective, sweeteners can be categorized into four groups:
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1) Sweeteners that are metabolized by the body, but are HFI-safe:
"[G]lucose, dextrinomaltose and glucose polymers, artificial sweeteners (acesulfame, alitame, aspartame, cyclamate, neotame and saccharin), peptides as thaumatin, glucoflavonoids as nehosperidin-dihydrochalcone or diterpene glycosides as steviol glycosides"
2) Sweeteners that are not metabolized or are metabolized through different routes, such as erythritol or xylitol. They are safe too.
3) The gray list:
"Inulin, fructanes or sucralose are not metabolized by the human body but they have small amounts of fructose or sucrose, so it should be taken into account, as well as those who are absorbed in small proportion (depending on purity, patient tolerance and amount)"
4) The black list:
"The remainder should be avoided because they can provide a considerably amount of fructose due to their structure, absorption and metabolism"
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In addition to these lists, we should also remember the relevant discussions on the forum, such as the one about possibility of contamination of commercially available glucose with fructose.
Please correct me if I am wrong in any way.
Best wishes to you and your loved ones.
The link to the abstract of the article is as follows:
www.researchgate.net/publication/282780172_Sweeteners_in_hereditary_fructose_intolerance_patients
If I understand the abstract correctly, from HFI perspective, sweeteners can be categorized into four groups:
_______________________
1) Sweeteners that are metabolized by the body, but are HFI-safe:
"[G]lucose, dextrinomaltose and glucose polymers, artificial sweeteners (acesulfame, alitame, aspartame, cyclamate, neotame and saccharin), peptides as thaumatin, glucoflavonoids as nehosperidin-dihydrochalcone or diterpene glycosides as steviol glycosides"
2) Sweeteners that are not metabolized or are metabolized through different routes, such as erythritol or xylitol. They are safe too.
3) The gray list:
"Inulin, fructanes or sucralose are not metabolized by the human body but they have small amounts of fructose or sucrose, so it should be taken into account, as well as those who are absorbed in small proportion (depending on purity, patient tolerance and amount)"
4) The black list:
"The remainder should be avoided because they can provide a considerably amount of fructose due to their structure, absorption and metabolism"
_______________________
In addition to these lists, we should also remember the relevant discussions on the forum, such as the one about possibility of contamination of commercially available glucose with fructose.
Please correct me if I am wrong in any way.
Best wishes to you and your loved ones.