Sweeteners
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4.9KAspartame
Aspartame is an artificial sweetener (nonnutritive sweetener) that is roughly 200 times sweeter than sucrose (table sugar). It is used as a...
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2.4K
Lactitol
Lactitol is a member of the family of bulk sweeteners known as polyols ( sugar alcohols ). It was first discovered in...
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3.6K
Maltitol
Maltitol is part of a family of bulk sweeteners called sugar alcohols (polyols). It is about 90% as sweet as sugar (sucrose)...
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2.9K
Mannitol
Mannitol is another member of the sugar alcohol (polyols) family. It has a pleasant sweet taste (roughly 60% as sweet as sucrose),...
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12.3K
Saccharin
Saccharin is an artificial, or nonnutritive, sweetener that is used in the production of various foods and pharmaceutical products including: Baked goods...
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6.8K
Sorbitol
Sorbitol is a polyol ( sugar alcohol ) that is used as a sweetening agent in various food products, including: Sugar-free sweets...
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7.4K
Stevia
Stevia sweeteners are based upon extracts from the leaves of the stevia rebaudiana plant, and was approved for sale in the EU...
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3.8K
Xylitol
Xylitol is a white odourless crystalline powder that has been used as a sweetening agent in food for over 40 years. The...
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9.7K
Canderel
Canderel is an artificial sweetener that is used by thousands of people across the UK who want a delicious alternative to sugar. It...
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2.4K
Splenda
Splenda is the brand name of a sucralose-based artificial sweetener that tastes similar to sugar but reduces the calorie and carbohydrate intake...
