Steel's Gourmet sugar substitutes and sweeteners are made with Nature Sweet (Maltitol).
Nature Sweet is a unique, natural sugar free sweetener made from corn.
It contains no artificial ingredients and can be used cup for cup like sugar for superior
baking and cooking results. Nature Sweet contains about half the calories of sugar, is
suitable for low carbohydrate and diabetic diets, and has no aftertaste. Try it in all
your favorite recipes.
Maltitol is a member of a family of bulk sweeteners known as polyols or sugar alcohols.
It has a pleasant sweet taste--remarkably similar to sucrose. Maltitol is about 90% as
sweet as sugar, non-cariogenic, and significantly reduced in calories. Maltitol is
especially useful in the production of sweets, including sugarless hard candies, chewing gum,
chocolates, baked goods and ice cream.
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Frostings made from the powdered taste just like regular powdered sugar recipes. I use a mix of the crystals and/or syrup with other sweeteners to enhance the sweetness and browning in baked goods. Just as good as sugar. You won't be able to tell the difference between Steel's syrup and corn syrup in recipes. All of these can be used in making fudge and candies. But these products make great tasting TREATS; they have enforced portion control built in and are not to be used to pig-out/cheat/fall off the wagon with--unless you enjoy some big intestinal discomfort.
These cook/bake/caramelize just like regular sugar. I make caramel, candy, cookies, and add them to whatever I want. The powdered is just like powdered, syrup just like corn syrup, crystals act like cane sugar etc. You just have to remember what maltitol does and be careful with who you feed it to :). These are perfect for low-carb cooking when Splenda does not give you the result you want.
This is the best sugar free powder. I use it mainly in a Pecan Icing recipe, it is delicious. No one could ever tell it is sugar free. What a great product.
This review is specific to Sugar Substitute, Nature Sweet Powder (maltitol powder)
I have used all 3, the brown sugar, white sugar and powdered sugar and I feel it is the best I have used as a sugar substitute for baking. It doesn't affect baking the way other popular sugar substitutes do. The breads and cakes are light and fluffy and rise the way they should. The taste far outweighs any other as well. You won't regret buying this product.
Steele's Gourmet crystal maltitol is the best artificial sweetener on the planet. It looks like sugar, feels like sugar, measures like sugar, and tastes like sugar. On those occasions when I need to lose a few pounds, I wouldn't be without it.
This review is specific to Sugar Substitute, Nature Sweet Crystals (maltitol crystals)
This product is wonderful when unable to use sugar. It works just like sugar in baking and cooking. I use a little extra when baking as it is somewhat less sweet than sugar. I have used all three varieties; crystal, brown, and powder and have been pleased with all of them and I highly recommend them.
This review is specific to Sugar Substitute, Nature Sweet Crystals (maltitol crystals)
If counting carbohydrates, Nature Sweet contains 0 net carbs, because the carbohydrate maltitol has a minimal impact on blood sugar levels.
Ingredients: Maltitol.
Excess consumption may cause a laxative effect.
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Maltitol is made by the hydrogenation of maltose which is obtained from starch. Like other polyols, it does not brown or caramelize as do sugars. Maltitol’s high sweetness allows it to be used without other
sweeteners. It exhibits a negligible cooling effect in the mouth compared to most other polyols. Although maltitol is often used to replace sugars in the manufacture of sugar-free foods, it may also be used to
replace fat as it gives a creamy texture to food.
Maltitol is slowly absorbed. Therefore, when maltitol is
used, the rise in blood glucose and the insulin response associated with the ingestion of glucose is significantly reduced. The reduced caloric value of maltitol (2.1 calories per gram versus 4.0 for sugar) is
consistent with the objective of weight control. Products sweetened with maltitol in place of sugar may be useful in providing a wider variety of reduced-calorie and sugar-free choices to people with diabetes.
Recognizing that diabetes is complex and requirements for its management may vary between individuals, the usefulness of maltitol should be discussed between individuals and their health care providers.
Foods sweetened with maltitol may contain other ingredients which also contribute calories and other nutrients. These must be considered in meal planning.
Reduced Calorie Alternative to Sugar - Absorption of maltitol by the human body is slow, allowing part of the ingested maltitol to reach the large intestine where metabolism yields fewer calories.
Therefore, unlike sugar which contributes four calories per gram, the caloric contribution of maltitol is only 2.1 calories per gram. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has stated it does not object to the
use of this value for maltitol in nutrition labeling of foods. For a product to qualify as "reduced calorie" in the United States, it must have at least a 25 percent reduction in calories. Maltitol is, therefore, useful in
formulating "reduced calorie" products.
The lower caloric value of maltitol and other polyols is recognized in other countries as well. For example, the European Union has provided a Nutritional Labeling Directive stating that all polyols, including
maltitol, are assigned a caloric value of 2.4 calories per gram.
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