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Allulose labeling sparks lawsuits over FDA sugar rules

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 glucose or calories, and the FDA uses regulatory discretion to let food makers exclude it from sugar counts on nutrition labels. However, allulose remains legally classified as a sugar, and that discrepancy has led to lawsuits over food labeling.

Why now: The legal contradiction between the FDA's labeling discretion and allulose's status as a sugar is prompting lawsuits and debate.

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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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