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Zsweet: New No Calorie Natural Sweetener

December 21, 2005

I received my samples of ZSweet(TM), and I’m impressed. This stuff looks and feels, and most importantly tastes the most like real sugar than any other alternative sweetener, yet it has zero calories. Now, keep in mind, whenever you’re told something has zero calories they mean “per serving.” If you eat enough, you’ll get some [...]

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Sugar Advertising: Are Alternative Sweetners a Threat?

December 14, 2005

I’ve been hearing adverts for sugar on the radio on my daily drive to Portland. They start out talking about how things smell, “oooh, smell that aroma of fresh baked peach cobbler,” says one. First, that’s dumb. You can’t get fresh peaches this time of year so invoking the sense to think of peach cobbles [...]

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New No Calorie Sweetner – ZSweet

December 6, 2005

Ventana Health, Inc announced November 3, 2006 that the FDA had approved ZSweet(TM), a new no calorie sweetener and sugar alternative. I ordered a sample, which despite being “free” costs $2.95 shipping/handling. It better be a decent sized sample for three bucks. What is Zsweet(TM)? It’s a blend of Erythritol, a natural sugar alcohol (meaning [...]

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