About Zùsto

What is erythritol? Despite its chemical-sounding name, erythritol is a 100% natural sweetener. In fact, erythritol occurs naturally in fruits – such as watermelon, grapes, peaches, pears, mushrooms – and fermented foods such as cheese, soy sauce, wine, etc. In…

A question we often see recurring is whether Zùsto is actually safe for diabetics. With all the health claims flying around these days, that question is entirely understandable. Hence, in this blog we’d love to give you some more information…

Probably the most well-known benefit of fiber is its positive effect on your gut health. You can read more about that here.  What is less well known, however, are the indirect, positive effects of fiber on our overall health.  Fiber…

Belgians have a fiber intake that is far below the minimum daily recommendation, even though fiber contains lots of good properties to support your health. However, many people don’t know how to specifically make sure they are getting enough fiber.…

Fibers. You often see them pop up on various food blogs or even on Instagram. But what exactly are fibers? Do we actually need them at all? We’re about to answer all your questions about dietary fiber. So feel free…

Zùsto is a unique sugar substitute that contains various dietary fibers: no less than 64.7 grams of fiber per 100 grams of Zùsto. That’s a very nice amount of fiber, especially since we know fiber is essential for our intestines…

Sugar or sugar substitutes and the concept of healthy don’t often go hand in hand. Sugar has a detrimental effect on your body and more and more, it is being avoided. This means we often look for an alternative to…

I’ve heard that Zùsto gets lumpy when you mix it with butter – is that right? That can happen. Zùsto is a high-fibre product and fibres such as this are water soluble, but dissolve more slowly than sugar. That is…

Looking for the nutritional and calorific values of Zùsto? Here’s a list of them: Nutritional values Zùsto (per 100 g) Energy: 403 kJ / 98 kcalFats: 0.0 gCarbohydrates: 29.0 g– of which sugars 0.9 g– polyols: 28.0 gFibres: 64.7 gProteins:…