Hi everyone,
I have found the gold at the end of the rainbow with this week's review ...
Did you know that there is actually a company that makes food low in fructose or fructose-free, specifically for those with Fructose Malabsorption?
I was so excited when I found Frusano and I tested out lots and lots of their products. I was literally in heaven. Frusano makes food products specially designed for those who have a sensitivity to fructose. All of their products are not only extremely low of fructose or fructose-free, but low in sucrose and sorbitol as well. Many are also lactose-free. There product labels are very detailed, giving measurements that are important to us FMers, such as amount of fructose, sorbitol, etc. Most people do not even know what Fructose Malabsorption is, let alone an entire company devoted to bringing the culinary pleasures of life to those who have the dietary restrictions of FM. This is the only company that specializes low fructose and fructose free foods.
They are located in Germany and the only downside is shipping cost if you are out of the area, although they are planning on finding distribution in America soon. Currently there are no Frusano dealers in the States or in Canada. If you live in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg you are in luck. Regardless, Frusano is golden. They have lots of products too. They even have vitamins for both adults and children. This is so important because I have been looking for a vitamin for so long and here is a vitamin, specifically made for those with fructose sensitivites. They carry a full-range of enzymes, including Fructosin (a nutritional supplement that can assist the body with the contained xylose isomerase enzyme (XI) to exploit the accumulated surplus of fructose from food).
From the Frusano website ...
"Welcome to Frusano!
Are you looking for food low on fructose? If you suffer from hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI) or from fructose malabsorption (also often called fructose intolerance) or if you cannot eat fructose for other reasons, this is the site you are looking for. Frusano develops and markets food products specially designed for those who cannot eat fructose.
The products offered here are also wholesome in general: They don’t contain refined sugar but instead fructose-free glucose syrup containing healthy carbo-hydrates parts of which are fairly slowly absorbed and so ensure a balanced blood sugar level: Healthy sweetness results in lasting well-being. The rice syrup which we use in a number of our products is a special glucose syrup made from rice by natural methods with the properties described above. Frusano does not use artificial sweeteners nor alditols (e.g. sorbitol) nor, this goes without saying, high-fructose corn syrups (hfcs).
Our products are extremely low of fructose, sucrose and sorbitol. In addition most foodstuffs are lactose-free. We give a detailed description of the content of fructose, sucrose, sorbitol and lactose in every products description.
About Frusano
After having been diagnosed as suffering from fructose intolerance I tried, as you probably did, too, to find fructose-free food, and I discovered much to my surprise that there is hardly any on offer. Manufacturers as well as retailers remain silent or use the term “fructose-free” much too carelessly. I came across products like e.g. honey which obviously contain fructose but were nevertheless offered as “fructose-free”.
As there are no dealers specializing in fructose-free foodstuffs I have taken the initiative in setting up “Frusano”.
The first step was an analysis of many products which according to the specifications of the producers or their list of ingredients should have been low on fructose: Virtually none of them could be called low or even approximately low on fructose. Especially with “glucose syrup” in specifications caution is called for: This expression may well conceal the fact that a great deal of glucose has been converted into fructose in order to achieve greater sweetness. A great many of the producers are not even aware of this fact. So we have devoted a lot of money and energy in order NOT to offer such products.
The logical second step was, of course, to develop our own products. A considerable amount of research work had to be devoted to choosing the right kind of sweetener because pure glucose - as you probably know from experience - has some unpleasant properties such as a “metallic” taste, a high glycemic index and a tendency to crystallize.The result of our efforts is to be seen here in the shop: All of our products are sweetened with fructose-free glucose syrup which apart from tasting better is also much more wholesome than pure glucose.
Sufficiently precise analyses were also of major importance: Even renowned laboratories threw in the towel since especially the high glucose content of Frusano products makes it very difficult to determine the sucrose content. After many attempts we have now found a specialized laboratory which is able to determine precisely the fructose content as well as the sucrose content. This is of great importance: You can absolutely trust our information concerning the content of fructose, sorbitol and sucrose.
Frusano products are made by suppliers in Austria, Germany and the Philippines (Fair Trade)."
My Experience
I received a huge box of Frusano foods, enzymes and vitamins. I felt like a little girl on Christmas morning. I havn't been so happy since I realized that I had Fructose Malabsorption and MY SYMPTOMS ARE CONTROLLABLE. As I stated earlier Frusano has so many products. Here are the products that that I recieved the first time ordering from Frusano. Remember this is just a handful of Frusano products.
Rhubarb spread
Red currant spread
Filita Organic Dark Glucose-chocolate
Organic peppermints
Bukross Chokeberry
Spelt sesame bars
Rice dwarfs (cookies)
Traditional spicy christmas cookie
Corn flakes unsweetened
Dextrose Lolly
Organic Cocoa dessert
Instant vanilla sauce mix
FiliMultin Kapseln
Digestive enzyme tablets
Biolabor lactase, 10.000 FCC
Prokid, Children's Multi-vitamin
Ketchup without sugar
I am so happy with each and every product that I tried. They are delicious. It was easy to get carried away and overeat. The same rules of eating still apply. You do not want to eat too large of a portion. The great thing about Frusano products if that there is such detailed information on the packaging. You will have to visit there website though because the products themselves are in German, unless of course you speak the language. My husband had a lovely time as well testing these products. He does not have FM and can eat almost anything that he wants ... and he does sometimes (LOL). We are pretty accustomed to eating healthy because it makes us feel so good. Frusano products taste healthy and deliscious. My husband and I both love them. As long as I did not overdue it, and I did a few times, I was completely symptom free. Being able to enjoy lollipops, cookies, ketchup, cornflakes and jelly was a gift unlike any other. Thank you Frusano - You are an Angel & a Godsend to many of us FMers!
I am taking the multi vitamin everyday. I can honestly tell you that I feel better than ever. They have a children's vitamin too.
Please visit Frusano for more information. The Frusano website has lots of useful information about each product and also education on sugar, food intolerances and Fructose Malabsorption. You are sure to learn a lot just by visiting. Even the product descriptions are educational, especially the vitamins and supplements.
Love and Light everyone! Please let me know your thoughts about this company. Have you tried these products, what do you think?
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