Sugar Free

Sugar-free products uses Isomalt instead of usual sugar or glucose in certain products. This manufactured sugar alternative has about half the calories of sugars (source). Since the global pandemic, there has been a sharp increase in interest for low sugar, and no sugar options of products (from a low base).

Isomalt (also known as E953 or C12h24O11) is a sugar alcohol commonly used as a substitute in sugar-free products thanks to its sugar-like physical properties while making a minimal impact on blood sugar levels (source). Isomalt is made from sugar in a two-step process and is used in more than 80 countries worldwide (source)