Sweetener
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A sweetener is a substance added to food or drink to impart the flavor of sweetness, either because it contains a type of sugar, or because it contains a sweet-tasting sugar substitute. Various natural non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) and artificial sweeteners are used to produce food and drink.
List of sweeteners
[edit | edit source]Many artificial sweeteners have been invented and are now used in commercially produced food and drink. Natural non-sugar sweeteners also exist,[1] such as glycyrrhizin found in liquorice.[2]
- Sugar[1]
- Sugar alcohol
- Sucrose, or glucose-fructose, commonly called table sugar
- Sugar substitute, including artificial sweetener[1]
- Syrups
- Agave syrup, or agave nectar[1]
- Maple syrup[1]
- Corn syrup
- High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), used industrially
- Honey[1]
- Molasses[1]
- Dates[1]
- Glycyrrhizin, found in liquorice[2]
- Unrefined sweetener
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Bramlet, Kellie. "Artificial sweeteners and natural sweeteners: What to know". MD Anderson Cancer Center. Archived from the original on 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kitagawa, Isao (2002-01-01). "Licorice root. A natural sweetener and an important ingredient in Chinese medicine". Pure and Applied Chemistry. 74 (7): 1189–1198. doi:10.1351/pac200274071189. ISSN 1365-3075. S2CID 97931248. Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
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