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Are Sweeteners and Sugar Alternatives Safe for Diabetics?
Sweeteners are one of the most common questions in diabetes, and the honest answer is "it depends on the type and the amount". This page pulls together the sweet foods and sweeteners in the encyclopedia and how each one behaves.
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Introduction
Sweeteners are one of the most common questions in diabetes, and the honest answer is "it depends on the type and the amount". This page pulls together the sweet foods and sweeteners in the encyclopedia and how each one behaves.
Matching Foods
243 foods currently match this topic, sorted to help you scan quickly.
Food Category Carbs / 100 g Safety Portion (well-controlled)
Tahini Halva (no added sugar) Sweets & Sweeteners 25 g Lower impact about 64 g Cake, cheesecake, commercially prepared Sweets & Sweeteners 25.5 g Lower impact about 28 g Ice cream low fat Sweets & Sweeteners 26 g Lower impact about 70 g Pie fillings, apple, canned Sweets & Sweeteners 26.1 g Lower impact about 74 g Bint Al Sahn Sweets & Sweeteners 26.4 g Needs care about 91 g Haagen-Dazs, Ice Cream, Bourbon Pecan Praline (The Haagen-Dazs Company, Inc.) Sweets & Sweeteners 26.5 g Needs care about 98 g Ice Cream, Bourbon Pecan Praline (Haagen-Dazs) Sweets & Sweeteners 26.5 g Needs care about 98 g Haagen-Dazs, Ice Cream, Banana Rum Jam (The Haagen-Dazs Company, Inc.) Sweets & Sweeteners 26.7 g Needs care about 98 g Haagen-Dazs, Ice Cream, Banana Rum Jam (The Haagen-Dazs Company, Inc.) Sweets & Sweeteners 26.7 g Needs care about 98 g Haagen-Dazs, Ice Cream, Tres Leches Brigadeiro (The Haagen-Dazs Company, Inc.) Sweets & Sweeteners 26.9 g Needs care about 97 g Om Ali Sweets & Sweeteners 26.9 g Use caution about 89 g Ghraybeh Sweets & Sweeteners 27 g Lower impact about 50 g Ice cream bar (choc-coated) Sweets & Sweeteners 27 g Lower impact about 70 g Haagen-Dazs, Ice Cream, Spiced Pecan Turtle (The Haagen-Dazs Company, Inc.) Sweets & Sweeteners 27.4 g Needs care about 95 g Warbat no syrup Sweets & Sweeteners 27.8 g Needs care about 86 g Haagen-Dazs, Ice Cream, Chocolate Caramelized Oat (The Haagen-Dazs Company, Inc.) Sweets & Sweeteners 27.9 g Needs care about 94 g Chocolate sundae Sweets & Sweeteners 28 g Needs care about 93 g Fruit sorbet Sweets & Sweeteners 28 g Lower impact about 70 g Ice cream cup with wafer Sweets & Sweeteners 28 g Needs care about 93 g Pistachio Sweets & Sweeteners 28 g Lower impact about 30 g Halawet el Jibn cream with syrup Sweets & Sweeteners 28.9 g Use caution about 83 g Halawet el Jibn plain Sweets & Sweeteners 28.9 g Use caution about 83 g Ice cream sundae cone Sweets & Sweeteners 28.9 g Needs care about 90 g Flax seeds Sweets & Sweeteners 29 g Lower impact about 10 g Tiramisu Sweets & Sweeteners 29 g Use caution about 83 g BBQ sauce Sweets & Sweeteners 30 g Lower impact about 20 g Cashews Sweets & Sweeteners 30 g Lower impact about 30 g Crepe plain (cooked) Sweets & Sweeteners 30 g Needs care about 80 g Ice cream bar (filled) Sweets & Sweeteners 30 g Lower impact about 80 g Kunafa (no syrup) Sweets & Sweeteners 30 g Lower impact about 110 g McFlurry Sweets & Sweeteners 30 g Use caution about 80 g Maghrebi Ghraybeh Sweets & Sweeteners 31.5 g Lower impact about 50 g Ice cream cone Sweets & Sweeteners 32 g Needs care about 82 g Tahini halva (sweeteners) Sweets & Sweeteners 32 g Lower impact about 40 g Ben & Jerry's, Ice Cream, Keep Caramel And Cookie On (Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc.) Sweets & Sweeteners 32.7 g Needs care about 80 g Light ice cream, creamsicle Sweets & Sweeteners 32.8 g Needs care about 80 g Pie, peach Sweets & Sweeteners 32.9 g Lower impact about 28 g Chestnuts (boiled) Sweets & Sweeteners 33 g Use caution about 73 g Baklava no syrup Sweets & Sweeteners 33.6 g Needs care about 71 g Mochi ice cream Sweets & Sweeteners 34 g Needs care about 77 g Pie, apple, commercially prepared, enriched flour Sweets & Sweeteners 34 g Lower impact about 28 g Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour Sweets & Sweeteners 34 g Lower impact about 28 g BBQ sauce sachet Sweets & Sweeteners 35 g Lower impact about 15 g Sweet onion sauce Sweets & Sweeteners 35 g Lower impact about 20 g Cake, cheesecake, prepared from mix, no-bake type Sweets & Sweeteners 35.5 g Lower impact about 28 g Waffle cone ice cream Sweets & Sweeteners 36 g Use caution about 67 g Warbat with syrup Sweets & Sweeteners 36.5 g Use caution about 66 g Barazek Sweets & Sweeteners 36.7 g Lower impact about 60 g Cocoa powder Sweets & Sweeteners 37 g Lower impact about 5 g Pie, apple, prepared from recipe Sweets & Sweeteners 37.1 g Lower impact about 28 g
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Why This Matters
After a meal, carbohydrate is broken down to glucose and absorbed into the blood; insulin then helps move it into cells. Foods that release glucose slowly produce a smaller, steadier rise. HbA1c reflects your average blood sugar over roughly the past three months. It is the anchor for the three control levels used throughout this site.
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Medical disclaimer: This article is for general education and is not medical advice. Ratings and portions are estimates derived from nutritional composition, not measurements of your own glucose response; individual responses vary. If you take insulin, confirm carbohydrate amounts against a nutrition label before dosing. Always follow the guidance of your own physician or diabetes care team.
How these ratings are produced: our safety estimate is derived from each food's nutritional composition — carbohydrate content, fibre, food category and physical form (liquid or solid) — combined with established diabetes nutrition principles and a realistic serving size. They are estimates for planning, not measurements of your own response and not a prescription. Individual responses vary considerably, so always follow your own clinician's advice.
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