Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide processes or methods of forming a sugar by exposing a starting mixture of ingredients including water, sucrose and inositol to a heat source until the ingredients in the mixture are evenly distributed in a product mixture. The product mixture is subsequently removed from the heat source, cooled and hardened. The hardened product mixture is crushed and pulverized to form a modified sugar with a glycemic index that is lower than at least one of the ingredients of the starting mixture of ingredients.