What You Need To Know About 9 Types Of Sweeteners
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Sugar, by many other names
Sucralose
An artificial sweetener 600 times sweeter than sugar. Has no calories.
Corn syrup
Made from cornstarch. It’s essentially 100 percent glucose.
Date sugar
Made from ground dried dates. It doesn’t dissolve or melt.
Honey
Essentially a sugar solution. It has more calories than table sugar.
Xylitol
A sugar alcohol with one-third fewer calories than sugar. It’s often found in breath mints and gum.
Agave nectar
Derived from the plant that also produces tequila. It contains up to 90 percent fructose.
Aspartame
Often rumoured to be poisonous and carcinogenic, but studies have found it safe, except for people with a rare genetic disease.
Saccharin
One of the first artificial sweeteners, but approved as an additive by Health Canada only in 2014.
Coconut palm sugar
Made from sap from the coconut tree. It has a lower glycemic index than sugar but the same number of calories.
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