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Sweetener

A sweetener is a food additive which adds the basic taste of sweetness to a food.

In Commonwealth English, "sweeteners" is usually used to refer to sugar substitutes.

Nutritive sweeteners

  • sucrose (table sugar)
  • sugar alcohols
  • honey
  • syrups, including
  • * maple syrup
  • * sugar beet syrup
  • * corn syrup

    Non-nutritive sweeteners

  • aspartame
  • saccharin
  • cyclamate
  • acesulfame-K
  • alitame
  • sucralose
  • stevioside
  • glycyrrhizin


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