Sugar-free moon cakes are different from ordinary moon cakes mainly because of the different sugar content in the crust and stuffing. The flour, peanut oil and other ingredients in the crust of sugar-free moon cakes are exactly the same as those in ordinary moon cakes, and even the fillings can be exactly the same. The difference lies in the sugar content. Sugar-free moon cakes are made with sweeteners such as xylitol or maltitol through a special process, and their sweetness and taste are mellow and delicious. Xylitol or maltitol is basically not absorbed by human body, does not enter the blood system, and is directly excreted from the small intestine. Therefore, sugar-free moon cakes will not cause blood sugar to rise from sweeteners alone.
Although sugar-free moon cakes do not contain sucrose, sugar-free moon cakes, like ordinary moon cakes, are mainly made of vegetable oil, flour and other ingredients, and also contain fillings such as bean paste and lotus seed paste, which will definitely raise blood sugar. Sugar-free moon cakes use sweeteners instead of sucrose, just like sesame cakes, steamed bread and rice. Carbohydrate is the main factor affecting the increase of blood sugar in human body. Sesame cakes, steamed bread, rice and other staple foods are carbohydrates, which will also raise blood sugar. However, no one has ever said that you can't eat pie, steamed bread or rice if you have diabetes. So it is no problem to eat sugar-free moon cakes. As long as the amount of food is properly controlled like ordinary staple food.