This vegan sugar alternative comes very close to the taste of normal sugar, it is found in fruit and pistachios, but is often chemically produced as a sweetener. Due to the similar taste to conventional sugar, erythritol is used a lot in baking. If you sweeten pastries, cakes, drinks or other foods with this alternative, then here’s another fun fact: erythritol contains zero calories. It is a sugar alcohol and often more versatile than xylitol. Incidentally, sugar alcohol has nothing to do with alcohol in the colloquial sense and can also be used by alcoholics.