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* [http://web.unbc.ca/chemistry/CHEM110/artificial.pdf Article on artificial sweeteners] | * [http://web.unbc.ca/chemistry/CHEM110/artificial.pdf Article on artificial sweeteners] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:34, June 27, 2016
Non-nutritive sweeteners is a term for a class of food additives that mimic the effect of sugar, honey or corn syrup in taste, but usually have less food energy (calories). Some sugar-substitutes are natural, others are synthetic. Those that are not natural are, in general, referred to as artificial sweeteners.
Some well-known non-nutritive sweeteners
- Acesulfame potassium
- Alitame
- Aspartame
- Salt of aspartame-acesulfame
- Cyclamate
- Dulcin
- Glucin
- Neohesperidin dihydrochalcone
- Neotame
- P-4000
- Saccharin
- Sucralose
- Isomalt
- Xylitol
External links
- Article on artificial sweeteners
- Calorie Control Council—trade association for manufacturers of artificial sweeteners and products