Excerpt from the book: The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet

ZSweet® all natural is a new, all natural sweetener that may provide a safer alternative to chemical sugar substitutes. According to the manufacturer it flows, looks, and tastes like sugar without an unpleasant aftertaste.

ZSweet® all natural is a patent pending blend of erythritol (pronounced EE-RITH-RI-TOL) and natural flavor enhancer. All of the ingredients in ZSweet® all natural are generally recognized as safe by the Food and Drug Administration and found in common fruits and vegetables. ZSweet® all natural does not use herbal extracts or dietary supplement ingredients and does not chemically alter any ingredients.

Erythritol is a new sugar substitute (sugar alcohol) similar to those familiar sugar-free ingredients such as sorbitol and xylitol. However, erythritol enjoys significant qualities providing improved consumer benefit, including zero calorie content, high digestibility, and tolerability, and is made by natural fermentation not hydrogenation.

ZSweet® all natural is the only all-natural granular sweetener that is approved for food use as a bulk consumer use product and for use in food labeled applications. The product has been developed with a sweetness profile slightly greater than table sugar (sucrose).

Nicholas Perricone, MD, FACN, is a board certified clinical and research dermatologist, and CEO of NV Perricone MD, Ltd. A brilliant scholar, Dr. Perricone completed medical school in just 3 years, graduating with distinction. He completed his internship in Pediatrics at Yale Medical School and his Dermatology Residency at Ford Medical Center. Dr. Perricone is regarded as the Father of the Inflammation Theory of Aging.