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title: "NOW Foods, Erythritol, Great-Tasting Sugar Replacement, Zero Calories, Low Glycemic Impact, Kosher, 2.5-Pound (Packaging May Vary)"
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# Non-GMO Corn Derived Low Glycemic Impact Zero Calories NOW Foods, Erythritol, Great-Tasting Sugar Replacement, Zero Calories, Low Glycemic Impact, Kosher, 2.5-Pound (Packaging May Vary)

**Brand:** now
**Price:** S$67
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## Summary

> 🍬 Sweeten Smart, Live Sharp — Zero Calories, All Flavor!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** NOW Foods, Erythritol, Great-Tasting Sugar Replacement, Zero Calories, Low Glycemic Impact, Kosher, 2.5-Pound (Packaging May Vary) by now
- **How much does it cost?** S$67 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- now enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted now brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Clean & Pure Formula:** 95% fewer calories than sugar with no added ingredients, ensuring a natural, non-GMO sweetener experience.
- • **Trusted Quality Since 1968:** Family-owned NOW Foods delivers premium erythritol, crafted in the USA for purity and consistency.
- • **Versatile & Flavor Neutral:** Ideal sugar substitute for baking, beverages, and cooking with a clean taste and no bitter aftertaste.
- • **Sweetness Without the Guilt:** Enjoy 70% of sugar’s sweetness with zero calories and zero net carbs—perfect for keto and diabetic lifestyles.
- • **Tooth-Friendly & Low Impact:** No tooth decay and a glycemic index of zero means you can indulge without compromising your health.

## Overview

NOW Foods Erythritol is a premium, non-GMO, zero-calorie sugar substitute derived from corn via natural fermentation. With 70% of sugar’s sweetness and a glycemic index of zero, it’s perfect for keto, diabetic, and health-conscious consumers seeking a clean, tooth-friendly sweetener without artificial aftertaste. Packaged in a 2.5-pound bag, this kosher-certified product offers a versatile, guilt-free way to sweeten your favorite foods and drinks.

## Description

Great-tasting, granulated, zero-calorie sweetener that's a perfect substitute for sugar Zero Calories, Zero Net Carbs No Oligosaccharides or Other Added Ingredients Low Glycemic Impact Life is sweeter when you replace sugar with NOW Real Food Erythritol in your favorite foods and beverages. Erythritol is a diabetic-friendly and keto-friendly sweetener known as a sugar alcohol that's about 70% as sweet as sugar. It has 95% fewer calories than sugar, a low glycemic impact, and it doesn’t contribute to tooth decay. You get all the sweetness of sugar without any of the bad stuff! NOW Real Food Erythritol is non-GMO and has a clean, sweet taste that’s an ideal substitute for sugar in almost any application.

Review: Nature's Perfect Sweetener - Erythritol is a sugar alcohol that is found naturally in fruits and fermented foods. While you can derive Erythritol in a lot of ways, including chemical treatments, NOW Foods uses a purely natural method (and what you would actually think to be natural, not the term "natural" that let's companies get away with putting undesirables like maltodextrin and high fructose syrup in their foods) to derive its Erythritol. Specifically, NOW Foods Erythritol is derived from non-GMO corn via a lengthy fermentation, filtration, crystallization, ion exchange and concentration process. The final product contains no protein but the starting material is a corn derived isolate. Erythritol is derived from non-GMO corn via a lengthy fermentation, filtration, crystallization, ion exchange and concentration process (copied verbatim from an email I sent the company). What makes Erythritol the most desirable sugar alcohol is that it has a GI of 0 (About 40 calories a cup, compared to 800 calories a cup in conventional sugar) , has very little of the gastrointestinal effects seen in other sugar alcohols (your body absorbs most of the Erythritol before it hits the large intestine unlike the other sugar alcohols, so you would need to eat a very large quantity of Erythritol before your body starts feeling upset - 1 gram to 1 kg of body weight seems to be the daily limit), and it doesn't have the funky aftertaste associated with artificial sweeteners. So, is it too good to be true? Surely there must be some flaws with this product? Well, yes, Erythritol isn't perfect. It's about 70% as sweet as sugar (so you can't substitute 1:1 unless you don't mind a slightly less sweet final product), it has a cooling effect in your mouth (similar to the one you get from eating mint) - but this is greatly mitigated if you powder it in a spice grinder, and it can't be used to feed yeast (so you can't make root beer or pizza dough with it for example, but this really isn't a major concern since you can still use sugar, which will mostly be consumed by the yeast). The only major sticking point is the price. At 15 bucks for 2.5 lbs. it's not a cheap sweetener, and it's easily the most expensive sugar alcohol/sweetener out there. That being said, you get what you pay for as NOW Foods does not skimp out on the quality. So yeah, if you are diabetic or are looking for a way to cut out sugar from your diet without resorting to funky tasting sweeteners, Erythritol is your best option.
Review: Great stuff! - If you do some research on natural sweeteners with a zero glycemic index, you will see that Erythritol is one of the best. It is a sugar alcohol found in various fruits and vegetables like Xylitol. But unlike Xylitol, it is not dangerously toxic to dogs and does not have bloating, gaseous effects. If you don't need a sweetener without blood sugar effects, you can look at brown rice syrup or agave, since they have a very low effect on blood sugar. If you want no blood sugar effects at all, I'd recommend this, since it has a very nice taste (like sugar) with no aftertaste. Stevia is another option, but is very strong and has a less appealing taste. If you use even a bit too much, Stevia generally has a rather bitter aftertaste. This is not true of Erythritol. I would say the only downside is the cost and that it is only 70% as sweet as sugar. You can spike it with Stevia to make up the difference if you like Stevia. It doesn't take much to add to get it a lot sweeter. You should shake it up really well before using, though. Note: If you want to buy this particular item, I discovered that this company has not charged me extra shipping for more bags going to the same address. I would avoid EmeraldForest, though, because the Erythritol I got from them had a very strange, foul smell -- like mothballs -- and had a faint aftertaste that was the same. Their customer service was very nasty when I called to return it, in spite of their "100% satisfaction guarantee". I am sticking with Now Foods from now on. Also: It is a bit misleading that they call this particular item "powdered". Regular powdered sugar is pulverized and has cornstarch added to give it that silky feel, as well as calcium phosphate to improve its flowing ability. What they mean here, though, is that it is a much finer grain than their regular erythritol. It is still a grain, however. I buy it because it dissolves faster than the larger crystals, but both are good products.

## Features

- PURE ERYTHRITOL: Life is sweeter when you replace sugar with NOW Real Food Erythritol in your favorite foods and beverages. Erythritol is a diabetic-friendly and keto-friendly sweetener known as a sugar alcohol that's about 70% as sweet as refined sugar
- NO OTHER ADDED INGREDIENTS: It has 95% fewer calories than sugar, a low glycemic impact, and it doesn't contribute to tooth decay. You get all the sweetness of sugar without any of the bad stuff!
- ZERO CALORIES: NOW Real Food Erythritol is non-GMO and has a clean, sweet taste that's an ideal substitute for sugar in almost any application
- Keto Diet Friendly
- Packaged in the USA by a family owned and operated company since 1968

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B007XA49BG |
| Age Range Description | All Ages |
| Allergen Information | Gluten Free |
| Best Sellers Rank | #42,523 in Grocery & Gourmet Food ( See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food ) #237 in Stevia Sugar Substitutes #7,170 in Diet & Sports Nutrition |
| Brand | NOW |
| Brand Name | NOW |
| Color | B007xa49bg |
| Container Type | Bag |
| Cuisine | Universal |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,593 Reviews |
| Diet Type | Kosher |
| Flavor | No Flavour |
| Item Form | Powder |
| Item Package Weight | 1.15 kg |
| Item Weight | 2.5 pounds |
| Manufacturer | NOW Foods |
| Model Number | NOW06923 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Package Information | Bag |
| Package Size Name | 2.5-Pound |
| Package Weight | 1.15 kg |
| Part Number | NOW06923 |
| Product Benefits | Kosher,Zero Calories |
| Recommended Uses For Product | Sweetener |
| Set Name | NOW Foods Erythritol Size Variation Set |
| Size | 40 Ounce (Pack of 1) |
| Specialty | Sugar Free |
| UPC | 733739069238 785923550251 |
| Unit Count | 40 Ounce |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** NOW
- **Item Weight:** 2.5 pounds
- **Package Weight:** 1.15 kg
- **Product Benefits:** Kosher,Zero Calories
- **Specialty:** Sugar Free

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: I am confused because it says no calories but has 4 carbs, carbs have calories so how can this be?**
A: Fiber also counts as a carb. However, when calculating NET carbs, you subtract the number of sugar alcohol carbs (like erythritol) and fiber from the total carbs. 

Net carbs are what your body can use, and is the number that is important in any low carb diet like Atkins or me to. So 4 total carbs - 4 sugar alcohol carbs is 0 NET carbs.

**Q: Does it have any aftertaste? How much does it taste like sugar?
I couldn't stand stevia's aftertaste.**
A: no aftertaste like stevia and the other 'substitutes'   Not sure how to answer about how much it tastes like sugar.  It's pleasant tasting, but you can tell it's not sugar. The biggest downfall is that you have to use more to get the same sweetness as you would get with sugar.  So Erythritol is an expensive alternative.

**Q: Is this sourced from china, or are the ingredients used to make this from china?**
A: I emailed Now Foods, and their response was "may come from either China or US. In either case it is non-GMO.".

**Q: How is this produced used in baking?  Is it a 1:1 with sugar?**
A: 1/2 tsp Stevia powder combined with 1 cup Erythritol gives me the 1:1 ratio (maybe a little sweeter) that I like!  Experiment!  There is no aftertaste since the amount of Stevia is so small.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nature's Perfect Sweetener
*by S***Y on September 23, 2015*

Erythritol is a sugar alcohol that is found naturally in fruits and fermented foods. While you can derive Erythritol in a lot of ways, including chemical treatments, NOW Foods uses a purely natural method (and what you would actually think to be natural, not the term "natural" that let's companies get away with putting undesirables like maltodextrin and high fructose syrup in their foods) to derive its Erythritol. Specifically, NOW Foods Erythritol is derived from non-GMO corn via a lengthy fermentation, filtration, crystallization, ion exchange and concentration process. The final product contains no protein but the starting material is a corn derived isolate. Erythritol is derived from non-GMO corn via a lengthy fermentation, filtration, crystallization, ion exchange and concentration process (copied verbatim from an email I sent the company). What makes Erythritol the most desirable sugar alcohol is that it has a GI of 0 (About 40 calories a cup, compared to 800 calories a cup in conventional sugar) , has very little of the gastrointestinal effects seen in other sugar alcohols (your body absorbs most of the Erythritol before it hits the large intestine unlike the other sugar alcohols, so you would need to eat a very large quantity of Erythritol before your body starts feeling upset - 1 gram to 1 kg of body weight seems to be the daily limit), and it doesn't have the funky aftertaste associated with artificial sweeteners. So, is it too good to be true? Surely there must be some flaws with this product? Well, yes, Erythritol isn't perfect. It's about 70% as sweet as sugar (so you can't substitute 1:1 unless you don't mind a slightly less sweet final product), it has a cooling effect in your mouth (similar to the one you get from eating mint) - but this is greatly mitigated if you powder it in a spice grinder, and it can't be used to feed yeast (so you can't make root beer or pizza dough with it for example, but this really isn't a major concern since you can still use sugar, which will mostly be consumed by the yeast). The only major sticking point is the price. At 15 bucks for 2.5 lbs. it's not a cheap sweetener, and it's easily the most expensive sugar alcohol/sweetener out there. That being said, you get what you pay for as NOW Foods does not skimp out on the quality. So yeah, if you are diabetic or are looking for a way to cut out sugar from your diet without resorting to funky tasting sweeteners, Erythritol is your best option.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great stuff!
*by K***N on August 10, 2008*

If you do some research on natural sweeteners with a zero glycemic index, you will see that Erythritol is one of the best. It is a sugar alcohol found in various fruits and vegetables like Xylitol. But unlike Xylitol, it is not dangerously toxic to dogs and does not have bloating, gaseous effects. If you don't need a sweetener without blood sugar effects, you can look at brown rice syrup or agave, since they have a very low effect on blood sugar. If you want no blood sugar effects at all, I'd recommend this, since it has a very nice taste (like sugar) with no aftertaste. Stevia is another option, but is very strong and has a less appealing taste. If you use even a bit too much, Stevia generally has a rather bitter aftertaste. This is not true of Erythritol. I would say the only downside is the cost and that it is only 70% as sweet as sugar. You can spike it with Stevia to make up the difference if you like Stevia. It doesn't take much to add to get it a lot sweeter. You should shake it up really well before using, though. Note: If you want to buy this particular item, I discovered that this company has not charged me extra shipping for more bags going to the same address. I would avoid EmeraldForest, though, because the Erythritol I got from them had a very strange, foul smell -- like mothballs -- and had a faint aftertaste that was the same. Their customer service was very nasty when I called to return it, in spite of their "100% satisfaction guarantee". I am sticking with Now Foods from now on. Also: It is a bit misleading that they call this particular item "powdered". Regular powdered sugar is pulverized and has cornstarch added to give it that silky feel, as well as calcium phosphate to improve its flowing ability. What they mean here, though, is that it is a much finer grain than their regular erythritol. It is still a grain, however. I buy it because it dissolves faster than the larger crystals, but both are good products.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love this product, but you may need to pulverize it for many uses.
*by M***Y on December 18, 2012*

I purchased this product based on many good reviews and I could not be more pleased. The "cooling effect" people describe CAN be avoided, but in my experience you must use a blender, or coffee grinder to grind down these crystals beforehand. The first time I used this product, I did not pulverize the crystals and made some mousse with it. The mousse, while having good flavor, did indeed have a "cooling effect" (The best I can describe this cooling effect, the feeling of a minty alcohol evaporating off your tongue), however I believe this cooling flavor is caused by the crushing of the crystals in your mouth. The way I avoided this "cooling effect" was to first grind down the crystals using my regular old blender (Be careful because this can cause the erythritol to become fine enough to float in the air, and look like smoke. I opened the blender outside so I didn't breath any of it in, but I wouldn't imagine it could really hurt as this is a natural product). After blending, the erythritol looks like very fine powdered sugar and is now ready to be used in baking, or cold dishes where the crystals become hard again. Used in hot dishes, one does not need to grind this down, as it will dissolve and not re-crystalize unless the dish is cooled again. i.e. coffee, or pasta sauce. The Good: Great value. great taste. very pure. nice resealable package. shelf stable as this will not absorb moisture. Naturally sweet. no chemicals or aftertaste (as long as you grind) The Bad: Would prefer this already powdered. Overall 4/5 stars: Very please with product, although I will look for a pre-powdered version of this product, preferably from "NOW Foods" as they have great quality products.

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