"Finding Sweet Satisfaction: Navigating Sugar and Artificial Sweeteners for Health and Weight Loss"

Israeli companies are developing innovative solutions to reduce sugar consumption and provide healthier alternatives to artificial sweeteners. Incredo Sugar by DouxMatok allows manufacturers to use 30 to 50 percent less sugar without sacrificing sweetness. CarobWay offers a low glycemic index sweetener derived from carob fruit, which promotes wellbeing and has a mild caramel flavor. Ambrosia Bio aims to produce allulose, a naturally sweet carbohydrate, from low-cost feedstock using an enzyme catalyst. Better Juice has developed sugar-reduction beads that convert juice sugars into non-digestible fibers, reducing simple sugar content by up to half. Amai Proteins has created a mass-market sugar substitute made from sweet proteins found in the jungle, while Sante from Lycored is a tomato-derived concentrate that enhances taste and reduces the need for added sugar and salt in food products. Additionally, Sweet Victory chewing gum uses a natural botanical to curb sugar cravings, and Fruitlift from Gat Foods replaces table sugar in breakfast cereals with a natural liquid composed of 90% fruit components.