2012-09-27
Sugar reduction is an important goal for consumers, government, and industry as nutrition experts have put a strong emphasis on reducing intake of added sugars and consuming fewer calories. In the September 2012 issue of Food Technology magazine, published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), Contributing Writers Lyn Nabors and Theresa Hedrick write about how a group of reduced-calorie, low-digestible, and low-glycemic carbohydrates called polyols (pronounced pol-ee-awl-ol) can be used in place of sugar to reduce calories but provide the same function as sugar in food.