date:Jul 01, 2014
Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology have developed what they say is a new cheap method to produce erythritol from straw with the help of mould fungi. They say that the experiments have been a big success, and now the procedure will be optimised for industry.
Their study is published in AMB Express.
Erythritol has many great advantages, note the researchers: it does not make you fat, it does not cause tooth decay, it has no effect on the blood sugar and, unlike other sweeteners,