Zi-Hao Zhang

Sugar 1.0 to 4.0: From conventional sugar production to precision biomanufacturing of healthy sugars

Excessive intake of free sugars is a major modifiable risk factor for obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and it is a global public-health priority to reduce dietary sugar while preserving sensory quality. Referred to here as “healthy sugars”, the low-calorie monosaccharides D-allulose and D-tagatose c...