Tagatose is not an artificial sweetener, but is a breakdown product of glucose, and is very similar to the sugar galactose, ...

We used to believe artificial sweeteners were the answer to making sugary treats healthier, but lately, some of the biggest ...

Scientists at Tufts have found a way to turn common glucose into a rare sugar that tastes almost exactly like table sugar—but with far fewer downsides. Using engineered bacteria as microscopic ...

For more than a century, food scientists have searched for ways to satisfy a sweet tooth without the health risks tied to ...

Sugar-reduction solutions, such as natural and artificial sweeteners, have had varying levels of success. And many have fallen short where it matters most – taste. Lingering bitterness, metallic ...

Compared with common sugars such as glucose, fructose, and sucrose, tagatose exists only in tiny amounts in nature. It ...

Unlike sucrose, D-tagatose delivers nearly the same sensory experience. It is about 92% as sweet as table sugar, yet provides ...

A 41-year-old woman with congenital glucose-galactose malabsorption (CGGM) was hospitalised for hypoglycaemia, and subsequent evaluation confirmed an insulinoma. Surgical resection was successful, and ...