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Diet and allergen answers, nutrition per real serving, and what the research says.

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Fruit

Açaí

A dark purple Amazonian palm fruit, usually sold as frozen pulp or powder.

Diets not checked yet

Sweeteners

Agave Nectar

Agave nectar is a vegan syrup from the agave plant. Most of its sugar is fructose, so it is not a low FODMAP or keto choice, despite its health image.

Vegan: yes
Gluten-free: yes
Dairy-free: yes

Sweeteners

Allulose

Allulose is a rare sugar that browns like sugar but has 0.4 kcal per gram. US labels leave it out of sugars, but EFSA could not confirm its safety in 2025.

Vegan: yes
Dairy-free: yes

Coffee and cocoa

Cacao

Cacao is a seed, not a tree nut, and plain powder has no major allergen as an ingredient. See shared-facility risks, caffeine and label checks.

Vegan: yes
Gluten-free: it depends
Dairy-free: it depends
Nut-free: it depends

Sweeteners

Coconut Sugar

Coconut sugar is dried coconut-blossom sap. It is vegan and swaps 1:1 for sugar, but it is still sugar and is low FODMAP only at about one teaspoon.

Vegan: yes
Gluten-free: yes
Dairy-free: yes

Sweeteners

Erythritol

Erythritol is a sugar alcohol with almost no calories, used in most stevia and monk fruit blends. A 2023 study linked high blood levels to heart events.

Vegan: yes
Dairy-free: yes