Sweetener

Substance added to food to give it the basic taste of sweetness

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 and artificial sweeteners are used to produce food and drink.

List of sweeteners

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
  - Fructose, or fruit sugar
  - Glucose, or dextrose
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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 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.
^ ^a ^b 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.