Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels
Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels
What Is the Healthiest Sugar Substitute? A Clear Guide
by Mo Mandegar, PhD
on Jul 27 2026
The baking aisle is crowded with sugar swaps promising to be thehealthy choice, but only three things really separate them: blood-sugarimpact, calories, and nutrients. Coconut sugar lands around a glycemicindex of 35 versus roughly 65 for table sugar, while monk fruit adds nosugar at all. Here is how the common substitutes actually compare, andhow to pick the right one.
