‘Rare sugars’ are becoming a buzz phrase in Japan, but interest in the US is currently limited to industry insiders, with allulose increasingly an ingredient of interest, say representatives from Matsutani.
Allulose, also known as psicose, is a monosaccharide and contains virtually no calories. It has the bulk, texture of regular sugar and 70% of the sweetness.
The sugar works well with high potency sweeteners such as stevia and sucralose, can be used to reduce or replace sugar in everything from beverages, yogurt and ice cream to baked products, candies, salad dressings, gum, cereal and sugar substitutes.