Non-Nutritive Sweeteners

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[edit]

1. Acesulfame potassium
2. Alitame
3. Aspartame
4. Salt of aspartame-acesulfame
5. Cyclamate
6. Dulcin
7. Glucin
8. Neohesperidin dihydrochalcone
9. Neotame
10. P-4000
11. Saccharin
12. Sucralose
13. Isomalt
14. Xylitol

External links[edit]

• Article on artificial sweeteners
• Calorie Control Council—trade association for manufacturers of artificial sweeteners and products