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tagatose

  • The makers of tagatose claim it has few calories or carbs but tastes and works like sugar.
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    Albemarle Company Offers New Sugar Substitute
    Sandy Hausman
    A Virginia firm has announced plans to expand in partnership with the Hershey company to create chocolate with a new sweetener that has few calories or carbs. A scientist here in the Commonwealth found a way to produce large amounts of tagatose cheaply enough to supply the mass market.