Due to its high sugar content (glucose and sucrose), honey is not tolerated by diabetics.
Since the ingestion of these sugars can cause an increase in blood glucose levels and lead to irreversible disorders in diabetic patients.
However, fructose, which is a sugar with a high sweetening power.
With half the quantity, the same sweet taste is obtained as with sucrose and it does not require insulin to be metabolized in quantities of up to 80 g per day.
For its preparation, water is mixed with fructose and heated to facilitate its dissolution.
Citric acid is subsequently added to achieve the same organoleptic characteristics as those of honey and for its amber color, fructose caramel is added.