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Allulose labeling loophole fuels US lawsuits

Original: Allulose is a conformational variant of fructose that has almost no physiologic effect, and the U.S. FDA applies regulat

Allulose, a rare sugar that is a conformational variant of fructose, has almost no effect on blood sugar or metabolism. The U.S. FDA exercises regulatory discretion by not counting it as an added sugar on nutrition labels, even though it remains legally a sugar. Commenters note this discrepancy between the science and labeling rules has already prompted lawsuits over how food makers declare it on packaging.

Why now: People are debating the gap between FDA labeling discretion for allulose and its legal status as a sugar, which has triggered lawsuits.

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• Allulose is a conformational variant of fructose that has almost no physiologic effect, and the U.S. FDA applies regulatory discretion to not regulate it as a sugar. But allulose is still legally a sugar, and the discrepancy has led to lawsuits over food labeling. https://www.… · rdnielsen@floss.social · 1

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