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- 1Allulose labeling loophole fuels US lawsuits●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.