Wholesome Sweeteners Zero, 12-Ounce Bag (Pack of 2)

by Wholesome Sweeteners

Product Features

• The all-purpose organic zero-calorie sweetener made just from sugar cane
• Zero on the glycemic index
• Zero artificial ingredients
• The perfect highly digestible organic alternative to synthetic sweeteners on the market
• USDA organic and kosher certified, suitable for vegetarian diets

Product Description

Organic Zero is great for diabetics, seniors, active adults, and because Zero is made from plants, it is also perfect for vegetarians. Zero is 70% as sweet as table sugar. But with zero calories and zero on the glycemic index, consumers can indulge with zero guilt.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001E5E3IA
• UPC: 012511347116 012511346119
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,306 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)
  • #87 in Grocery & Gourmet Food > Cooking & Baking Supplies > Sugar Substitutes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Depends what you use it for, September 21, 2007

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autumnphoenix2 - See all my reviews
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This stuff is a pretty good sugar substitute, but it really depends on what you use it for.

If you are planning on using it in baked goods, I'd suggest that you not. The "sugar" has a slightly cooling effect when you taste it (it's hard to explain). I tried to make cookies with it just to see how they would turn out, and they had that weird sensationy taste to them.

This "sensation" (taste isn't the right word) is not very noticeable if you use it in small amounts, such as on cereal, on fruit, in smoothies (AMAZING)...and I'd imagine in coffee (I don't drink it, so I don't know).

Organic Zero is sweet, and for the most part, it tastes--and even looks--like sugar (it's basically a sugar alcohol). Again, I would recommend it in small quantities, but not for baking purposes.

$20ish dollars is an EXTREMELY good price for two packages. I bought some at my local co-op and ended up paying about $15 for one bag.

If you're into artificial sweetners, I'd say it's worth a try--it doesn't have scary things related to it like aspartame and nutrisweet do.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is not JUST erythritol!, June 19, 2010

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Jeffrey Gage (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wholesome Sweeteners Zero, 12-Ounce Bag (Pack of 2) (Grocery)

Some folks are complaining that it's too expensive for JUST erythritol. But this is organic erythritol fermented from cane sugar. The Emerald Forest brand mentioned elsewhere in these reviews is not organic and certainly therefore derived from corn, which is cheaper. What's the big deal, you ask? Well, I clicked on the Emerald Forest brand 44 lb. bag, and it's manufactured by Cargill--the big pharmaceutical and agri-business giant. The corn they use is most likely genetically engineered. (Think Monsanto)
It's worth it to me for health reasons to use the Zero, although I do sympathize with others who feel it's pricey.

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I bake with it, December 1, 2007

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Teala (Chapel Hill, NC) - See all my reviews

I'm going to ride on the previous reviewer's comments - with the exception that I use it for baking, but use 1/2 Zero and 1/2 original sugar requirements. I don't notice any cooling and it makes the baked items easier for me to handle (less insulin, I'm a diabetic).

So far I've made pumpkin spice cookies, banana nut bread and gingerbread cookies this way and it tastes fine in all of them.