Health Sciences Group sees Shugr Sales rise at GNC

21/09/05 Health Sciences Group, Inc., provider of innovative nutraceutical products and functional food ingredients derived from natural sources, has announced that sales of Shugr at GNC have been brisk with GNC placing new order for more stores. With more than 5,700 doors worldwide, GNC is the nation's largest specialty retailer of nutritional supplements.

Shugr is promoted as the first natural, zero-calorie sweetener made from sugars that occur naturally in such good-tasting, healthy foods such as fruits, vegetables, corn and dairy products. Erythritol is a naturally-occurring sugar commonly found in melon, grapes, mushrooms and soy. Tagatose comes from dairy products, but does not affect people who are lactose intolerant. Tagatose also provides an added health benefit -- prebiotic fiber that promotes intestinal health, much the way yogurt does. Maltodextrin is derived from corn sugar, which is non-GMO and gluten-free. A trace amount of sucralose is added to give Shugr its "high note." All of these ingredients carry a GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) designation for food safety from the US Food & Drug Administration.