Abstract: A method of attenuating a postprandial insulin response comprising administering to a subject a composition comprising at last one sugar alcohols, monk fruit, a rheology modifier, and tagatose wherein a subject ingesting a carbohydrate-containing food comprising the composition experiences a decrease in the postprandial insulin response of from about 10% to about 90% for a time period ranging from about 15 minutes to about 180 minutes subsequent to ingestion of the carbohydrate-containing food when compared to the postprandial insulin response of a subject ingesting an otherwise identical carbohydrate-containing food comprising an equivalent amount of sucrose.

Abstract: A repressive sweetener composition comprising at least two sugar alcohols, monk fruit, a rheology modifier, and tagatose wherein the repressive sweetener composition has a glycemic index that is less than a sum of the glycemic index of each component of the repressive sweetener composition. A sweetener composition prepared by: (i) dry blending in a fluidized bed a rheology modifier, tagatose, stevia extract, xanthan gum, a flavor blend, erythritol, and a second sugar alcohol to form a first mixture; (ii) spray depositing water onto the first mixture to generate a wet mixture; and (iii) removing excess moisture from the wet mixture to generate granules.