Sugars & Sweeteners
Substitutes for Sugar - Fructose in gelato
Crystalline fructose is a pure monosaccharide sugar (100% solids, 100% sugars) and the sweetest of the common sugars. In gelato it is a high-POD, high-PAC sweetener used in small doses to lower the serving temperature and soften texture without over-sweetening. If you're out of sugar - fructose or need a different profile, these are the closest functional swaps — ranked by how similar they are on the balancing numbers, with the impact of each swap.
Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.
Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -11) — adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then softer (PAC +30) — adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -15), -8% solids — adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -34), -18% solids — adjust to compensate.
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