![]() According to Bulletproof’s Dave Asprey, “Sucralose damages healthy gut bacteria, and when heated it converts into carcinogenic and genotoxic chloropropanols.” Sucralose is an artificial sweetener that may or may not cause cancer, bowel disease, and DNA alterations in mice. Monkfruit tends to be considered a “clean” sweetener. Monk fruit extracts, called mogrosides, can be processed to manufacture a powdered sweetener that is 200 times sweeter than sugar. Lo han guo, also known as monkfruit, is the Chinese equivalent of stevia. The bar claims to contain “no added sugars” but what it does have is Lo han guo and Sucralose.A balanced diet with a variety of fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains will provide a much better fiber profile for your digestive system. Incidentally, Quest has been sued with the plaintiffs claiming that the actual fiber count is lower than stated in the package. ![]() The problem with ingesting 18 grams of this IMO, is that it feeds only a small subset of our gut bacteria. Although it is found naturally in fermented foods, it is much cheaper to manufacture it in factories by applying enzymes to various starch sources. It is a syrupy goop that tastes slightly sweet but is not considered a sugar because it is a long-chain molecule.
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