"Your chai uses about 17 g of your keto carbs."

Two cups a day, two teaspoons of sugar each. A third or more of your carb budget, before lunch.

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On a 2,000 kcal day

The whole carb budget is about

25-50 g

That is 5% to 10% of the day's energy, by our arithmetic. A teaspoon of sugar is about 4.2 g.

The carb budget

"But it's zero calorie!"

First ingredient dextrose or maltodextrin? The sweetener on the front is a small part of the pack, and those carbs count in full.

The label

Checked on 13 October 2026

25 of 44

monk fruit powders had erythritol

More than half. The pack decides, not the fruit. So which sweetener fits the cup?

The monk fruit pick

Ranked for daily chai

Monk fruit, no sugar alcoholsHigh confidence
Stevia and alluloseModerate confidence

Our view for daily chai, not a grade of the research.

The ranking

Two cups a day

Swap the sugar

Monk fruit without sugar alcohols: a few drops carry a teaspoon's sweetness. The carbs are too small to count.

Why drops

Which should you skip?

On the glycemic index, one sugar alcohol scores about a third of glucose. Honey, gur and dates are sugar too. The article names them.

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From The Sweet Change

Monk Fruit Drops

Monk fruit extract, water and vitamin C

Monk Fruit Powder

Monk fruit, guar fibre and allulose, no erythritol

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