# Rare sugars and enzymatic sweeteners

Contract manufacturing (CMO/CDMO/toll) — Enzymatic epimerization turns commodity starch and fructose into allulose and tagatose — naturally occurring low-calorie sugars with sugar-like taste — while a separate fermentation route delivers stevia-derived sweeteners, moving allulose from 'unicorn ingredient' to commercial reality.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/market/contract-manufacturing/rare-sugars-enzymatic-sweeteners/