Tagatose: The insulin-friendly, heat-stable sugar poised for mass production
TL;DR
Tufts researchers, using a slime-mold Gal1Pase enzyme, engineered E. coli to convert glucose to tagatose with a 95% yield, enabling scalable, lower-cost production. Tagatose is nearly as sweet as sugar but with about one-third the calories and does not trigger insulin spikes, making it attractive for diabetes management. It’s heat-stable for baking, is considered safe by FDA/WHO, and could reach a $250 million market by 2032, though individuals with fructose intolerance should avoid it.
Topics:healthscience#biosynthesis#insulin-neutral#rare-sugar-market#science#slime-mold-enzyme#tagatose
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