Which Sugar Substitute Is Best For You? | Talking Point | Full Episode

Since January 2020, Singaporeans have consumed over 40 tonnes of sugar substitutes. These sweeteners promise to leave a sweet taste without contributing our calorie intake. But some are concerned about the potential side effects of artificial sweeteners. How safe and healthy are sugar substitutes? And with so many varieties, which one should you choose? Talking Point investigates.
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[@ritabowen8302]

I am Diabetic. I don't take sugar period. I drink my coffee without sugar or milk. Tea with orange or lime slices. Wheat I stick to 3 thin slices of multi grain bread. I do eat fruit in small amounts. Pine apple about 2 or 3 one inch cubes same for papaya, and that's daily. Other fruit mostly tropical in small amounts when in season. I have been doing fine without sweeteners. I don't drink fruit juices either. Now when I was a child and a young person I was addicted to sweets and all things sweet especially cakes. But somehow I have lost the taste for such things. I'm 90 .

[@lennyhardi3760]

Good for you grandpa...wish u a long live ahead

[@Cunning_Linguist]

Many of the studies conducted on artificial sweeteners were conducted by sugar corporations. Also, as the reporter stated, results have been inconclusive. Lastly, reducing sugar intake period is better for your health, artificial or natural.

[@heyayran]

Do understand that their empirical methodology is flawed. CNA has real questionable journalistic practices, this is one of them. Case in point, around the 13 min mark, wrong application of aspartame & sucralose. Only an uneducated person dissolves artificial sweeteners that way, to be undrinkably sweet

[@krollpeter]

Correct, many studies that resulted in negative results have been backend by the sugar industry. For aspartame as an example, it was found correct that it causes cancer in rats ... at a quantity that would equal 2 kg human intake every single day. In real daily life, we are talking about a need for a few grams per day, since aspartame is so much sweeter.

[@johndavemcfollin9214]

which supported by paid law makers

[@barberokofadeinternational743]

artificial is Bad

[@krollpeter]

@@barberokofadeinternational743 I you say it like this, na, wrong.

[@Bhatmann]

Fruit sugars, fructose, is extremely hard on the liver.

[@kl2549]

thankfully I dont need sugar in my coffee/tea... best to drink them kosong!

[@eric3c88]

xylitol and stevia is the most suitable if you really want sugar, for me i didn't consume table sugar for a long time already

[@barberokofadeinternational743]

Good for you Homie!

[@onimura4212]

thank you for covering this topic, i wouldn't ever know otherwise :)

[@farmeresscherrylanford3539]

I agree the topic was helpful.

[@zeem3366]

Aspartame is a known carcinogen, neuro- toxin in humans so i would not be using aspartame it's not good for you it causes a range of issues. You should be worried less about calories than putting chemicals in your body that we were never meant to consume. If you're worried about diabetes and sugar spikes stop eating sugar and only eat a whole food plant based diet. Type II Diabetes is a lifestyle disease, stay out of the middle isles of the grocery store and stop drinking diet sodas. Stop eating processed foods that contain MSG, high fructose and sucrose laden foods. If it has additives that you can't pronounce then don't eat it, if it didn't grow out of the ground DO NOT EAT IT!!!!

[@heyayran]

Do understand that their empirical methodology is flawed. CNA has real questionable journalistic practices, this is one of them. Case in point, around the 13 min mark, wrong application of aspartame & sucralose. Only an uneducated person dissolves artificial sweeteners that way, to be undrinkably sweet

[@candijimenez4137]

Stevia is not an artificial sweetener. I have been using stevia for about 20 years. I use to plant my own stevia, but it has become so difficult to find the plant that I give up. 2 days ago I was able to find 2 stevia plant but guess what. I don't know what happened but this plants are not as sweet is more bitter, been very disappointed on finding the good stevia plants I used to get, know I get liquid stevia, but if if I wan to drink coffee I use stevia with eritritol. Thanks for this report, very informative ⭐⭐🙏🙏⭐

[@RasheedKhan-he6xx]

I bought 5 stevia plants. Every morning I pick one or two leaves and put in my tea or coffee. Its not quite the same as sugar but its sweet enough. It has the same kind of aftertaste as Diet Pepsi and so forth. Now apparently I can increase sweetness and reduce bitterness depending on the type of soil, use of compost, temperature I keep my plants, only plucking mature leaves and drying them to concentrate the sweetness. But all of that is way too much work!

[@bdmbpm1467]

You can easily dry herbs by putting them in the microwave 30 seconds at a time.

[@yiman7370]

With honey it's tricky, if it's not organic it's not good because chewo honey comes from bees that have been fed with sugar not nectar from flowers

[@rajeshwarsharma1716]

Has someone compared sugar vs wheat and other refined carbs? Most people eat far more wheat products and refined carbs by volume than sugar, intuitively wheat and refined carbs have far more impact on health.

[@sarge89]

@3:47min , agave or fructose still considered to be caloric sweetner, no much diff compared to sugar except slight lower GI response and slight sweetness perception. still contribute 4kcal/g of them. typical lies of saying 0 sugar used, but in the end use fructose. such a misleading claim...just like the genki forest milk tea... 0 g cane sugar but still use caloric sweetner...bloody lame

[@Frea_]

Wish they would discuss the GI for all those type of sugars and their substitutes

[@krollpeter]

Of course, the aspartame and the sucralose should have been dosed lower. Then they do not hammer down the tea notes, and give subtle sweetness without much aftertaste. Sugar actually gives syrupy, full bodies mouthfeel. Many do miss this mouthfeel with the other sweeteners. However, after a while consuming only sugar-free alternatives, most people do react negative to that syrup-mouthfeel. Xylitol as mentioned is from a taste point of view the best replacement for sugar. It has a full, sweet body. Unfortunately, it has a slight cooling note that does not go well in all foods, but for some others will be a perfect complement. The other two sugar-alcohols mentioned are also good, just depends on the food they are used for. Sugar alcohols cause a mild laxative effect. (I am developer for sweet goods by the way)

[@krollpeter]

One that is not included here is Isomalt. It is a sugar-alcohol that has a similar sweetness profile as sugar. It has only 60 % of the sweetness, but for a number of applications that is even good, because the general trend is going to lesser sweet. It also makes wonderful hard boiled candies that have half the calories of usual candies and no ill effect on teeth. It is not common to use in Asia, but it's good.

[@jaffarz]

Hello CNA this should have been a BLIND tasting to make it a fair contest

[@heyayran]

Do understand that their empirical methodology is flawed. CNA has real questionable journalistic practices, this is one of them. Case in point, around the 13 min mark, wrong application of aspartame & sucralose. Only an uneducated person dissolves artificial sweeteners that way, making it undrinkably sweet

[@tngchinghwa]

good series on sugar, but easiest way is to not consume sugar drinks. plain water daily

[@obfuscatid]

For those wanting to lose weight and considering artificial sweeteners, sweeteners can still cause an effect known as "cephalic phase insulin release" which is your response to perception of sweetness when you taste it, and production of insulin as a response. Too much insulin and you won't lose weight regardless of number of calories. Xylitol can have an effect on gut bacteria and digestion... some people more than others.

[@kinokunia]

Good to know, need more in depth reporting.

[@rforray8356]

Great info

[@kelvinwong4383]

Avoiding additional sugar in a daily diet is the best , taking some sugar once in a blue moon won't affect me 😉

[@frankc609]

Good episode. Erythritol, honey and stevia are good. I still get lots of fruitose in fruit.

[@teknerd]

At the end of the video, she sweetens her tea with a combination of two natural sweeteners. I found this interesting because as a type 2 diabetic, I too experimented with many sugar substitutes. I came up with my own combination that is probably not as healthy as the one she uses. I've used pure Stevia powder (300:1) with a light touch of Splenda (Sucrolose) to ward off the slight Stevia aftertaste. It has worked well for taste for me. But given Sucrolose is artificial, I will experiment with the same combo she used; Stevia and a sugar alcohol. I also understand from reading around on the web that the body's taste buds can be reset. It takes about two to three weeks for it to happens. But from my understanding, the amount of sweetness needed to satisfy taste buds can be lowered by abstaining or reducing the amount of sweetness and allowing the taste buds retrain themselves to adjust to the new lower level. Much like the opposite way when its hard to become satisfied with a sugary treat when you had something even sweeter minutes before. It maybe plausible that the brain's threshold for sweetness can be adjusted to crave less sweetness with a self induced psychology.

[@bdmbpm1467]

I have reduced my salt intake and now often find some foods much to salty.

[@sixthsense2939]

I haven't seen a stevia substitute that's any more than 2% of volume - 98% in many cases being erythritol.

[@cesartabasa3204]

CNA Insider is always amazing at giving vital info. Keep going.

[@dnld1234]

I was expecting more about blood sugar levels

[@vernicemah]

Thank you for using our sugar

[@arunkottolli]

Best substitute for sugar is NO SUGAR.

[@hx6499]

Das not a substitute

[@iZNozomi569Karthigashini]

U mean NO ADDED SUGAR?

[@TheKaushalSharma]

People can clearly see 2 sugar substitutes in the thumbnail 😅

[@MichelleQuintiaVLOGS]

Agave has high GI according to Eric Berg DC. So who’s saying the truth? 😓 I use erythritol & coconut sugar (low GI) aside from monk fruit & stevia. Coconut sugar is waaay better tasting than stevia on my coffee. They are equally healthy & coco sugar is low in calories so no guilt in using it at all for my lifetime diet.

[@iw4075]

but the nectar has a low GI

[@lennyhardi3760]

I use liquid stevia and it taste good, why your stevia isn't taste good? And for Agave I trust Dr Berg, if he said have high GI, then it must be high GI.

[@kimiko412]

There are Monkfruit sugar out there and is a good substitute as well.

[@halohat2286]

Most "Stevia" sold in markets are loaded with other sweeteners. I've been using Pyure organic stevia for many years. About 1000 servings per 0.9 Oz container. No fillers or other ingredients at all. Just stevia. It tastes great and is quite affordable. I love it.

[@sharondoan1447]

All Stevia I have tried has a bitter aftertaste that ruins the enjoyment.

[@crand20033]

How about xylitol? Xylitol is a natural sugar alcohol found in plants, including many fruits and vegetables. It has a sweet taste and is often used as a sugar substitute.

[@awfully.average]

For some people (like me ) once I turned 35 I really just naturally stopped taking in extra sugar , I don't add any to my coffee , it's just Americano or flat white , and the odd kopi c kosong

[@daidragon12]

For the baking part using agave syrup, isn’t fructose considered as sugar too? It is true fructose has low GI and induce low insulin response. But it may lead to fatty liver. Price-wise maybe 90x than table sugar but they hv up to hundreds times more sweetness. Main drawback is taste will never replicate table sugar

[@emptyangel]

I was just going to say the same thing... agave has fructose (a simple sugar) in it so how is it sugar free?

[@lennyhardi3760]

​@@emptyangelyes, I also same thinking like both of you.

[@redbutterfly88]

im scouring the internet, google and pintrest to look for the stevia in ur thumbnail

[@candicelittle1309]

If you want to know the best in terms of calories then you'll love this. It says nothing about the affects on blood sugar.

[@dwichiesa]

Loving them sugar

[@birage9885]

Recently saw honysuckle sugar, have no idea what it is, in terms of sugar.

[@judiantohasan1912]

sip some water before next test to clear taste maybe can make better result

[@safuwanfauzi5014]

Stevia and xylitol are the best, other are honey, palm sugar[popular among Malay archipelago Indonesia-Malaysia before cane sugar introduce by European], coconut sugar and aspartame.

[@ClipPerry]

Is palm sugar low GI?

[@barberokofadeinternational743]

I was wishing for her to tell to us about how healthy is the Sugar SUBTITUTE? OR HOW HEATHY is the artificial Sugar to our Body?

[@barberokofadeinternational743]

They are both unhealthy! Period!

[@kae2678]

before believing any study, you should check who was the study funded by. More often than not, the studies are funded by food companies

[@EatAwayTV]

TLDR stick with stevia 😄

[@twinoferos]

Ew no... Sugar alcohols..

[@steventeoh260]

Why not be balance? Eat moderately and exercise more

[@jvdmakes]

I kept myself to no sugar 😌

[@kevinanand1584]

why are u guys uploading videos in 720p la what is this how blue la weh. please get all ur videos in 1080p please thanks

[@codgamer]

how come there is no mention of high fructose corn syrup? is it banned in Singapore?

[@TheGoodContent37]

If it's sweet your body will react as if it were real sugar regardless of how artificial or a suplement it is.

[@mikeylau2830]

? Quantity ? 😋

[@Stevensan71]

You have saved the best for last. I need sugar alcohol for my teeth. It kills bacteria and remineralize your teeth. I use erythritol and xylitol. It is expensive but it is worth the price.

[@sarge89]

er.. sugar alcohol wont sterilize the microbials in your mouth...its just that the microbial cant utilise(feed on) them, thus, cant cause decay as they cant eat and convert carb to acid. in fact its not alcohol at all..its just chemical structure branching resemble OH group of alcohol. they are commonly called as polyols in the western world to avoid the confusion.

[@Babsbakes]

There are natural toothpastes out there that will remineralize your teeth. Such as Doterra tooth paste. (No I’m not a sales rep.) but my dentist and my children’s dentists are quite amazed by the improvement in mine and my children’s teeth.

[@seitanbeatsyourmeat666]

Artificial sweeteners give me super heartburn and acidic burbs that are rank, so I avoid them. They can’t be healthy or even inert

[@barberokofadeinternational743]

Not Healthy Indeed !

[@rubymckee8123]

I REALLY LIKE STEVIA.

[@remyllebeau77]

Or you could just drink herbal tea with no sweeteners. And yes, people should avoid using aspartame.

[@leelaturanga8658]

What is that on the wall? Is that a mauld? check it on the minute 6:26 .....

[@helenndow1101]

Erithritol !

[@SeanXtopher]

Given her choice at the end of the video, I hope she found Lakanto Monk Fruit sweetener. It is Erythritol and monk fruit at the right ratio.

[@OkieLou67]

Yes! Lakanto has the perfect monk fruit/erythritol combination & it tastes more like sugar than anything I’ve tried. I love it. I just wish it wasn’t so expensive.

[@spandakenji2975]

I found this article quite polarized... The reporter on the first half, was touching several subjects in good areas, but later she became much more (almost entirely) directed only to taste and calories... forgetting completely of the effects of these substances in the system, especially over the long run. And by the way, counting calories has been proven a quite bad way to reduce or maintain the waist line over the long run (even more if you consider health in the equation)!

[@bitcoinheist7831]

Best way to cut down sugar intake is , consume whole foods and Stop using processed food and food made of Refined food . Use jaggery and honey if sweet is required

[@briantan2963]

Hate how the food industry claim sugar free chocolate while using Maltitol. Maltitol is only a tiny bit lower on the GI than table sugar. It makes no significance if a diabetic is trying to avoid spiking their blood sugar! The industry leaders should also play a part in educating and not wait for market demand. There is demand, but all goes online to import. Erythritol is such a common ingredient in the keto market yet it's non-existent I. The local retail market. We've to go iherb, online platforms.

[@lennyhardi3760]

You can make your own chocolate with sugar free sweetener...very easy

[@thinkhine8866]

I don't use sugar .

[@MyOwnWaySreejith]

Jaggery powder is one of the best and cheapest sugar substitute..

[@jw7664]

Tell that to the diabetics

[@MyOwnWaySreejith]

@@jw7664 obviously there is NO sugar alternative for diabetics..

[@weiwenwwe2066]

Just eat low GI fruits, like apples, in moderation instead on sugar, simple

[@hartantoosman]

or.... you could drink your tea without sugar..

[@LasdilElizaga]

I hate it when this reporter hates the artificial sweeteners. Just because it’s natural means it’s good for you, she should know that. Table sugar is naturally sourced but it’s one of the worst type of sugar in the category.

[@moneyorlove5987]

This a a kind of sugar women love them thats Sugar Daddy😅

[@squidthekidrsatthesquidarm4338]

imagine a sugar-free sugar daddy 🤪

[@kenlee1416]

I wanna a sugar mama

[@lol...]

Friendship ended with sugar daddy. Now, agave authority figure is my best friend

[@HODATKHO]

I never intended to ban natural sugar made by sugarcanes and substitute the sugar made by chemical

[@parishiltonASMR]

Gurl u need keto not Stevie

[@mpdmpd8118]

isn't regular sugar is from sugar cane? not natural?

[@sidmichael1158]

Calorie is not a calorie. Focus on the hormones instead. And the effect of food in your insulin.

[@kwpf]

Are sugar substitutes bad for people with diabetes?

[@farmeresscherrylanford3539]

I am a diabetic, I tried sweeteners, all the brands. It didn't help, it gave me energy for awhile then it gives you a craving for more sweetness. Best to avoid all sugars. I learnt the hard way.

[@yonghan533]

Sugar daddy is the best!!!

[@lennyhardi3760]

😂😂😂

[@kp6215]

Refined sugar is bad worse is corn syrup

[@matwhite6481]

I use Xylatol, better than these sweeteners.

[@sarageek]

She is obsessed with calories but doesn't talk about insulin spike Even stevia is unhealthy This insulin-raising effect has also been shown for other artificial sweeteners, including the “natural” sweetener stevia. Despite having a minimal effect on blood sugars, both aspartame and stevia raised insulin levels higher even than table sugar.

[@ericclaeyborn3600]

No sugar substitute beats sugar.

[@miohno6052]

The word WREAK is pronounced REEK, not RECK. Some Singaporean people! Really! ^_^

[@olayiwolajames3200]

I don't understand, monk fruit is a little bit bitter than sugar but still 150 times sweeter than sugar.. How is that possible? Someone is lying here

[@7lol2007]

artificial sweetener is also deadly to dogs ugh i hate them.

[@hermanteo7544]

The tasting test protocol was so poorly done.

[@feralkat9370]

Felt like I was looking at a school Show and Tell project. This woman needs to calm down. The comments are quite informative as to how much info she missed as well. Kinda disappointing as the other episodes Ive watched have been quite good on depth and breadth.

[@Your.Uncle.AngMoh]

Excess consumption of xylitol and other sugar alcohols can lead to gas, bloating, and diarrhoea.

[@jonyongkkkl5119]

there's no such thing as healthier substitutes for sugar when it comes to sweet food, because in the end, sweet foods are usually high in fat content, be it from the ingredients or the way it's being processed(deep fried). My advice is, you don't have to break your wallet just to choose a healthier lifestyle, try to limit everything to moderation.

[@essenceofsoul27]

That's not true. The ingredients you use in food matter. "healthier" doesn't mean "healthy"...

[@orangeac9836]

come on , just drink your tea without sugar

[@russellaustin4988]

None, Quit anything sweet and never felt better

[@taotao98103]

if artificial sweeteners are killing the bateria that digesting the food, then that's good then right? Foods don't get digested and absorbed and pushed out of body.

[@durianjaykin3576]

With the creation of this video, there is already an intention to promote stevia and sugar alocohol? I wonder why, is it to support Singapore businesses who use such substances, nonetheless, pretty genius i must say.

[@jacquilayton2557]

Stevia has a horrible after taste.

[@user-cf5uf7vf2g]

Cane: i'm in which catagory? why no me? natural huh?

[@lazlobang2282]

First

[@playadeldiablo]

Oh my... I watch this videos because She's beautiful...

[@thastayapongsak4422]

They're still sugars

[@ResortDog]

Don't buy the one that kills dogs. That needs to be off the market.

[@FoxFox0077]

This is a 22 minutes video on a non-topic!. Why sweeteners at all?.

[@bitcoinheist7831]

Is sugar alcohol Haram or halal 😂😂

[@mickgatz214]

Another 'Sugar' report! LOL

[@jcools310]

Agave is pure sugar, just like honey. Why didn’t you try Allulose, erythritol, monk fruit…

[@florentinosebastianjrjhun2535]

Oh really your going worsted substituted,,.

[@a.b.4870]

the presenter's style is rather artificial.

[@johneelee3308]

You may be doing a disservice by not pointing out, some of the sweetener may cause cancer.

[@tantanmustdie]

Maybe try watching the video before commenting

[@lucasvillanueva1541]

The lopsided meeting moberly trust because fan enzymatically fix for a painstaking community. horrible, political bangladesh

[@random-np3gn]

HAHAHAHA. U guys got scammed. The best way to loose weight is via intermittent fasting. It's free, flexible and easy. I cannot stress this enough. Carbo / sugar is the real culprit. I did IF for the past 6 months and my waist line changed from 32 to 28. I have to buy a new pair of jeans