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🧘 Health & WellnessScientists Make Low-Calorie Sugar That Tastes Like Real Thing
Researchers at Tufts University engineered bacteria to produce tagatose, a rare sugar that's 92% as sweet as table sugar but has 60% fewer calories. The breakthrough could give people the taste they love without the health risks of regular sugar.
🚀 InnovationScientists Make Rare Sugar 92% Sweet, 60% Fewer Calories
Researchers at Tufts University discovered a breakthrough way to produce tagatose, a rare natural sugar that tastes nearly identical to table sugar but contains 60% fewer calories and barely affects blood sugar levels. Using genetically modified bacteria and an enzyme from slime mold, they can now make this healthier sweetener cheaply and efficiently.