另外，經由大量動物實驗也證實阿洛酮糖具有降低血糖、控制肥胖及糖尿病等生理機能功效，增加使用阿洛酮糖產品的市場開發。在食用安全性方面，目前最大容忍量(maximum tolerance)為平均成人每日每公斤體重為0.55 g (0.55 g/kg bw/day)。雖然目前衛福部食藥署尚未許可將阿洛酮糖作為可供食品使用原料，但添加阿洛酮糖，讓產品賦予低熱量、糖甜風味、並有調節生理機能功效，加上無須標記額外添加使用量於添加糖量，因此仍具開發為新穎天然甜味劑的潛力。
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