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Sweeteners ranked by blood sugar impact

Sweeteners, ranked by blood sugar impact. Spoiler, the lowest number isn't the safest choice. — table sugar (GI 65) — honey (GI 58) — maple syrup (GI 54) — dates (GI ~50) — coconut sugar (GI 35) — agave (GI 15) — aspartame (GI 0) — stevia (GI 0) — monk fruit (GI 0) — allulose (GI 0) Aspartame scores a zero here but some studies link it to an insulin response from the sweet taste alone, and to changes in gut bacteria that affect glucose control. GI isn't the whole picture. Allulose is a real (rare) sugar that occurs naturally in tiny amounts in figs and rasins. Your body doesn't metabolize it the same way, so it tastes like sugar with almost none of the impact. Sugar isn't the enemy. If you're training hard, real sugar has a place. Most people just don't need it that way, and a few gram…