The Best Keto Sweeteners: List & Comparison
Wondering how to choose the best keto sweetener? This guide will explain all the best sweeteners for the keto diet, the differences, and the consistency to use for each use case. Plus, there’s a handy keto sweetener chart at the end!

There are many keto approved sweeteners out there, but not all are created equal! Wondering how to choose the best keto sweetener? You’ve come to the right place. This guide will explain all the best sweeteners for the keto diet, the differences between them, and the consistency to use for each use case. Plus, there’s a handy keto sweetener chart at the end!
The Best Sweeteners For Keto
Here at Besti, our goal was to create the BEST natural sugar replacement out there. (That’s why we think they’ll be your sweet BFF!) We worked relentlessly to source the most premium ingredients and to develop sweeteners that not only meet keto carb requirements, but also taste great and act like sugar when you cook or bake with them.
To meet our stringent criteria and bring our readers the highest quality, our keto approved sweeteners lineup includes just 3 of the absolute best low carb sugar substitutes:
- Allulose sweetener – 2 varieties (crystallized and powdered allulose)
- Monk fruit sweetener – 4 varieties (crystallized monk fruit with allulose, granulated monk fruit with erythritol, powdered monk fruit with allulose, and powdered monk fruit with erythritol)
- Erythritol sweetener – 2 varieties (granulated and powdered erythritol)
Keep reading to understand the differences, but all of them check the most important boxes, making them the best keto approved sweeteners out there:
✅ Tastes like sugar – with no aftertaste!
✅ Bakes like sugar
✅ Zero calories
✅ Zero grams net carbs
✅ Zero glycemic index
✅ Kid & pet friendly
✅ Tooth friendly
✅ Keto friendly – won’t kick you out of ketosis!
✅ Diabetic friendly – won’t spike blood sugar!
✅ Paleo friendly
✅ Vegan
✅ Non-GMO
We decided not to create sweeteners with stevia due to taste, and avoid sucralose and asparatame because they are artificial.
Besti vs. Other Brands – Why Choose Ours?
There are already other sugar replacements out there, so why choose this one? Here is why ours are better:
🧁 We have a unique Monk Fruit Allulose Blend – Our monk fruit sweetener with allulose is the first and only one of its kind. It replaces sugar cup-for-cup and tastes just like sugar, but even more amazing, it even bakes, dissolves, caramelizes and browns like sugar. We challenge you to do your own blind taste test with it!
🧁 We use the highest grade of Monk Fruit Extract – Our monk fruit extract is 50% mogroside V (that’s what makes it sweet), which is the highest grade out there. Other brands use 30% or 40%. This makes ours slightly sweeter and more importantly, gives it a superior taste without any aftertaste.
🧁 Our Erythritol is non-GMO – Many brands containing erythritol don’t specify whether it comes from non-GMO sources. All our products are guaranteed non-GMO.
🧁 Allulose acts like sugar because it’s in the sugar family – Most keto sugar replacements contain sugar alcohols or other fillers that vary in taste (we have erythritol in some of ours too!), but they don’t dissolve, brown or caramelize like sugar does. Our allulose acts just like sugar when you cook or bake with it, but still has 0 carbs.
🧁 Zero calories, zero net carbs, zero glycemic indes, and zero aftertaste. That’s our promise to you with all our sweeteners, no matter which you choose.
What Is Allulose Sweetener?
Allulose is a natural sugar that we can’t metabolize [*], which means it tastes and acts like sugar without spiking our blood sugar. Found in fruit, maple syrup and other plants, it’s 70% as sweet as sugar.
The name “allulose” sounds like glucose, fructose, lactose, and other sugar names, because it’s in the same family. But unlike these sugars, we can’t process allulose, which means it has zero calories and zero net carbs.
Allulose is newer and gaining popularity for its incredible ability to dissolve, brown, and caramelize just like sugar does.
What is Monk Fruit Sweetener?
Monk fruit, also known as luo han guo, is a small Asian melon that has been used in Chinese medicine for centuries. Monk fruit extract is derived by crushing the fruit, then drying the juice into a concentrated powder that has no calories, carbs or sugar.
Monk fruit extract is extremely sweet, which comes from an antioxidant in the fruit called Mogroside V. It’s very concentrated (between 150 and 400 times as sweet as sugar!), so we combine it with allulose or erythritol to make a 1:1 sugar replacement.
Different brands of monk fruit extract come with different levels of Mogroside V, which affects how sweet they are and whether they have any aftertaste.
The monk fruit extract in Besti is the highest grade, with 50% Mogroside V and NO aftertaste. This, along with the convenience of replacing sugar cup-for-cup, makes them one of the best keto sweeteners to choose.
What Is Erythritol Sweetener?
Erythritol is a natural sweetener that we can’t metabolize [*], which means it tastes like sugar without spiking our blood sugar. Found in fruits and vegetables, it’s 70% as sweet as sugar.
Erythritol sweetener is part of the family of sugar alcohols, which are found in nature, but it is unique compared to others such as sorbitol or maltitol. Erythritol is the only one that has a glycemic index of zero and is easier to digest.
Erythritol has been considered one of the best sweeteners for the keto diet for many years, and is the first one we started using on the Wholesome Yum recipe blog.
When And How To Use Different Keto Sweeteners:
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Consistencies Of Besti Keto Approved Sweeteners
Besti keto friendly sweeteners come in 3 consistencies:
1. Granulated Sugar Substitutes
Granulated keto sweeteners are the same consistency as granulated sugar, so they make great granulated sugar replacements.
Granulated monk fruit or erythritol options:
- Granulated Monk Fruit Sweetener With Erythritol – Replaces sugar 1-to-1.
- Granulated Erythritol
When to use them:
Use granulated monk fruit or erythritol to replace granulated sugar in your favorite sweet recipes, especially when baking desserts.
These sweeteners can produce both crispy and soft baked goods, which is great for cookies, cakes, muffins, pancakes, and most other uses for a sugar replacement.
Monk fruit sugar with erythritol and pure erythritol both taste and bake like sugar, but they don’t dissolve, brown or caramelize quite as well.
2. Crystallized Sugar Substitutes
These are a finer consistency than granulated, but coarser than powdered. Even though they are not quite the same consistency as granulated sugar, you can use crystallized Besti sweeteners as granulated sugar replacements.
Crystallized monk fruit or allulose options:
- Crystallized Monk Fruit Sweetener With Allulose – Replaces sugar 1-to-1.
- Crystallized Allulose – 70% as sweet as sugar.
When to use them:
Use crystallized monk fruit or allulose to replace granulated sugar in your favorite sweet recipes, including desserts, baked goods, drinks, sauces, and more!
These sweeteners produce very soft baked goods, which is great for cookies, cakes, muffins, pancakes, and most other uses for a sugar replacement.
Unlike keto approved sweeteners containing sugar alcohols, monk fruit sugar with allulose and pure allulose can dissolve, brown, and caramelize like sugar. And of course, they taste and bake like sugar, too.
3. Powdered Sugar Substitutes
Powdered keto sweeteners are the same consistency as powdered sugar, so they make ideal powdered sugar replacements.
Powdered keto sugar alternatives:
- Powdered Monk Fruit Sweetener With Allulose – Replaces powdered sugar 1-to-1.
- Powdered Monk Fruit Sweetener With Erythritol – Replaces powdered sugar 1-to-1.
- Powdered Erythritol – 70% as sweet as sugar.
- Powdered Allulose – 70% as sweet as sugar.
When to use them:
Use powdered monk fruit, powdered allulose, and powdered erythritol sweeteners to replace powdered sugar in your favorite sweet recipes, including frosting, sauce, glaze, dressing, sprinkling, and most other uses for a powdered sugar replacement. They work beautifully anywhere you need a smooth texture.
Since allulose-based sweeteners dissolve and brown better than sugar alcohols do, choose powdered monk fruit with allulose or pure powdered allulose if you want an extra smooth texture with no risk of crystallization, or if you need browning.
The Best Keto Sweetener Chart: How To Choose
This keto sweetener chart will help you decide which sugar replacement to choose. All of them are great sweeteners for keto, but their uses vary slightly. I recommend having several types of hand for every use case!
(If you are looking for a keto sweetener chart to help you convert from one sweetener to another, or from sugar to one of these, use this conversion calculator!)
Paula
Hi, do you have a product to replace corn syrup in a recipe? Thanks!
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Paula, Our sugar-free simple syrup should be able to replace corn syrup in most recipes.
Grace
The Besti brand is not available in Canada.
Can other sugar substitutes available to Canadian consumers be used in the recipes?
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Grace, Yes, our products are available in Canada. 🙂 Just switch the flag at the top of the page to Canadian and you’ll be able to order. 🙂
Valerie
I have a recipe for baked Healthy Chewy Granola Bars that taste great. I wanted to make them low carb and tried changing the maple syrup to a Xylitol/ Erythritol/Stevia blend and it was a major fail. The taste was ok, but not only is it not chewy but it falls apart. Do you have any suggestions of what sweetener I might use to keep the chewy consistency?
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Valerie, Our keto maple syrup or keto honey would probably be the best options here.
Diane
I love my coffee but since starting keto I haven’t found a sweetener that doesn’t leave a bad after taste and bitterness to my coffee. What product would you suggest?
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Diane, We’re big on ensuring no aftertaste in our products, we can’t stand it either! 🙂 If you like flavored coffee, try our keto coffee syrup, which comes in vanilla or hazelnut, or keto simple syrup for sweetness without flavor. Besti Monk Fruit Allulose Blend will also dissolve easily in coffee with no aftertaste, either.
Erica
Is there a conversion between allulose and monk fruit/erythritol blend? I see a lot of recipes using allulose but I only have monk fruit. Like if say a recipe calls for 1/4 cup of allulose, how much monk fruit/erythritol should I use in replacement?
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Erica, You can try the conversion chart or calculator in the Wholesome Yum keto sweeteners guide, but the results are not usually comparable. Using erythritol-based sweeteners, you may end up with gritty textures, a cooling effect, lack of caramelization, etc that wouldn’t happen with Besti or plain allulose.
Maria Leydig
I am trying to find info on these sweeteners. Most of the other brands I have tried causes stomach upset and diarrhea. I am looking for one that is less upsetting to my stomach.
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Maria, We recommend Besti Monk Fruit Allulose Blend for this. It doesn’t contain any sugar alcohols, which is the most common cause of stomach upset in sugar-free sweeteners. Hope this helps!
marsha orman
I want to use monk fruit extract instead of the sugar alcohols or anything that may upset one’s stomach. I would appreciate knowing how to do this.
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Marsha, Besti Monk Fruit Allulose Blend would be the one to use — it has no sugar alcohols, and tastes, behaves, and measures just like sugar.
ChapelHillBetsy
I have a recipe for Texas Sheet Cake that calls for 3/4 cup of Swerve for the cake and 1-1/2 cups powdered Swerve for the frosting. I no longer use swerve due to aftertaste. Which of your products (I have them all) should I use, and how much?
Maya | Wholesome Yum
You can replace Swerve with Besti Monk Fruit Allulose Blends in the same amount. 🙂 Use crystallized Besti for the regular sweetener and powdered Besti for the powdered. They won’t have an aftertaste or crystallize when storing them. 🙂 Enjoy!
Laura
Hi. Which is the best one for using in a cold drink like ice tea? And are any products available as individual packets?
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Laura, Besti monk fruit allulose blend works great for cold drinks as it dissolves easily. We don’t have individual packets yet but plan to make them in the future.
Lynn Lemieux
I use the Besti Monk Fruit Allulose blend powderedand the Besti Allulose powdered in all my baking recipes that require sweeteners and the recipes turn out wonderfully each time. I really appreciate the prompt, friendly, and personal service from Maya and her Whilesome Yum website. So happy she now ships to Canada!
Heather White
I have had trouble with stomach issues like pain, gas, and bloating with erythritol products. Is allulose any better on the stomach? I can’t use any of the sugar alcohols or any products with chicory root or inulin in them either. I’m beginning to think I’ll never be able to have sweets again!
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Heather, Yes! Allulose is a lot more gentle and less likely to cause tummy issues. Give it a try and let us know what you think!
Carolyn
what is the best sugar for hot coffee or tea?
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Carolyn, For hot drinks like coffee or tea, our top recommendations are monk fruit allulose blend or simple syrup. If you like flavored drinks, try our keto coffee syrup (available in vanilla and hazelnut). Hope this helps!
Linda
I’m new to Keto and new to these types of sweeteners. I would like to purchase 1 granulated/crystallized bag and 1 powdered bag. Which do you recommend for all around use? I’m just not ready to purchase 1 of each.
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Linda, Absolutely! You do only need 2 or 3 different sweeteners, and we just offer more for people to have options. The ones I recommend are the monk fruit allulose blends, they taste and behave the closest to sugar: crystallized monk fruit allulose blend for a granulated sugar replacement, powdered monk fruit allulose blend for a powdered sugar replacement, and brown monk fruit allulose blend for a brown sugar replacement. Hope this helps!
Cheryl Hinkhouse
Do you have a brown or golden sweetener? Thank you
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Cheryl, We do have a brown sugar replacement here now!
Nancy
Which of the 4 sweeteners makes the creamiest, smoothest ice cream? Thank you.
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Nancy, For creamy, smooth ice cream you’ll want to use Besti Powdered Monk Fruit Allulose Blend (the best choice), or Besti Powdered Allulose (second best). Try this keto ice cream recipe, or almond milk ice cream for a dairy-free option.