The Sweeteners Nutrition Guide
Allulose
GI(Glucose = 100)
Primary · 0 GI
FDA — Declaration of allulose and calories from allulose (guidance) (2020)
Energy(kcal/100g)
Primary · 40 kcal/100g
FDA — Declaration of allulose and calories from allulose (guidance) (2020)
Carbs(g/100g)
Primary · 100 g/100g
FDA — Declaration of allulose and calories from allulose (guidance) (2020)
Sugars(g/100g)
Primary · 0 g/100g
FDA — Declaration of allulose and calories from allulose (guidance) (2020)
Functional benefits
Does not promote dental caries
FDA labeling guidance: plaque-pH evidence — does not promote dental caries. Not a 21 CFR 101.80 health-claim listing.
FDA — Declaration of allulose and calories from allulose (guidance) (2020)
GLP-1 release / glucose tolerance (animal)
Iwasaki et al. (Nat Commun): oral D-allulose raises GLP-1 and improves glucose tolerance via GLP-1R / vagal afferents in rodents. Display-only mechanism — not a human diabetes or weight-loss drug claim.
Iwasaki et al. — D-allulose GLP-1 release and vagal afferents (Nat Commun) (2018)
Cited minerals can add up to +2 on Everyday Health — see Methods.
Risks & side effects
GI discomfort at large doses
note
FDA metabolism review focuses on energy / glycemia; tolerance varies.
FDA — Declaration of allulose and calories from allulose (guidance) (2020)
Not medical advice. Published recipe penalties (if any) are on Methods — not a clinical severity scale.
Notes
No extra context notes on file yet.
Notes explain what the open axis or risk labels alone can miss — not medical advice.
Empty cells mean we do not yet have a method-cited source. Rank on the guide tables is the open-rule champion — not medical advice.