Sweeteners in Food
Sweeteners add sweetness to foods and drinks. This list covers sugars and syrups as well as low- and no-calorie sweeteners such as sugar alcohols and high-intensity sweeteners.
Raw Monofloral Manuka Honey
Manuka honey is a type of honey produced by bees that pollinate the native Manuka bush (Leptospermum scoparium), which is …
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Water Dextrose
Dextrose is a simple sugar, chemically identical to glucose, typically produced from corn starch through an enzymatic process. When listed …
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Organic Evaporated Coconut Palm Nectar
Organic evaporated coconut palm nectar is a sweetener made from the sap of the coconut palm tree. The sap is …
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Natural Raw Sugar
Natural raw sugar is minimally processed sugar derived from sugarcane. It retains some of the molasses from the original sugarcane, …
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Sugar Coating Dextrose
Dextrose is a simple sugar that is chemically identical to glucose. It is derived from corn or other starches through …
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Refined Glycerin
Refined glycerin, also known as glycerol, is a clear, colorless, odorless, viscous liquid. It is a sugar alcohol that can …
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Brownies - Sugar
Sugar, also known as sucrose, is a common carbohydrate found naturally in many plants. It is primarily extracted from sugar …
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Sugar From Cane Sugar Syrup
Sugar from cane sugar syrup is a sweetener made from sugarcane. The sugarcane juice is extracted, purified, and then boiled …
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Acesulfame Potassium Aspartame
Acesulfame potassium and aspartame are two artificial, non-nutritive sweeteners often used together in food products. Acesulfame potassium is a synthetic …
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Malt Or Corn Syrup
Malt syrup, also called malt extract, is a sweetener derived from barley. The barley grains are sprouted, then dried and …
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Gummi Bears Corn Syrup
Corn syrup is a liquid sweetener made from corn starch. The starch is broken down into simpler sugars, primarily glucose, …
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35% And Sugar
This refers to a mixture where sugar makes up 35% of the total weight. Sugar, typically sucrose, is a carbohydrate …
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Fructose Solids
Fructose solids are a concentrated form of fructose, a simple sugar naturally found in fruits, honey, and some vegetables. They …
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Organic Cane And Invert Sugar
Organic cane sugar is refined from sugarcane grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. Invert sugar is a mixture of glucose …
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Purple Band Ingredients: Sugar
Sugar is a common carbohydrate, primarily sucrose, that is naturally found in many plants. It is most often extracted from …
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Dried Cane Syrup Solids
Dried cane syrup solids are a sweetener made from the juice of sugarcane. The juice is evaporated to remove most …
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White Candy Melts Candy: Sugar
Sugar, commonly known as sucrose, is a carbohydrate found naturally in many plants. It is primarily extracted and refined from …
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Pure Crystalline Fructose
Pure crystalline fructose is a highly purified form of fructose, a simple sugar found naturally in fruits and honey. It …
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Fair-trade Certified Organic Evaporated Cane Juice
Evaporated cane juice is a sweetener made from sugarcane juice. The juice is heated to evaporate water, leaving behind sugar …
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Maple Sugar & Sugar
Maple sugar is a natural sweetener made from the concentrated sap of maple trees, primarily sugar maples. Sugar, often referred …
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Popcorn Ball: Sugar
Sugar is a type of carbohydrate that comes from sugarcane and sugar beets. It is refined into a white, crystalline …
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Raspberry Filling Sugar
Raspberry Filling Sugar refers to the sugar component typically found in a raspberry-based food filling. Sugar, or sucrose, is a …
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Molasses Cane Syrup
Molasses cane syrup is a thick, dark syrup made from sugarcane. It is a byproduct of the sugar refining process, …
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Dextrose Soy Lecithin
Dextrose is a simple sugar that is chemically identical to glucose. It is typically derived from corn and is often …
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Tapioca Corn Syrup
Tapioca Corn Syrup is a liquid sweetener made from a blend of starches derived from corn and tapioca (cassava root). …
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Blue Pop Ingredients: Sugar
Sugar, often referred to as sucrose, is a sweet carbohydrate found naturally in many plants. It is typically extracted from …
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Caramel Popcorn: Brown Sugar
Brown sugar is granulated white sugar with molasses added. The molasses gives it a brown color and a distinct flavor.
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Natural Stevia Leaf Extract
Stevia leaf extract is a high-intensity sweetener derived from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant, native to South America. …
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Organic Maple
Organic maple is a natural sweetener derived from the sap of maple trees, primarily sugar, red, or black maple trees. …
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Yellow Sugar- Sugar
Sugar is a common carbohydrate that provides a sweet taste. It is primarily obtained from sugar cane or sugar beets. …
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Eyes - Sugar
Sugar is a common carbohydrate found naturally in fruits, vegetables, and other plants. It is typically extracted from sugar cane …
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Milled Sugar
Milled sugar is a type of sugar that has been ground into a fine powder. It is typically produced from …
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Caramel Topping: Corn Syrup
Corn syrup is a food syrup made from the starch of corn. It is produced by breaking down corn starch …
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Molasses Powder Molasses
Molasses powder is a dried form of molasses, a syrup produced during the refining of sugarcane or sugar beets into …
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Cane Sugar Molasses
Cane sugar molasses is a thick, dark syrup produced during the refining of sugarcane into sugar. It is a byproduct …
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Erythritol And Stevia Leaf Extract
Erythritol is a sugar alcohol that occurs naturally in some fruits and fermented foods. It is produced commercially through the …
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Rebiana As Natural Sweeteners
Rebaudioside A, often called Reb A, is a sweet compound found in the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant. It …
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Michigan Honey
Honey is a sweet, viscous food substance made by honey bees and some other bees. Bees produce honey from the …
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Non-gmo Raw Sugar
Raw sugar is sugar that has not been refined or processed to remove molasses. It is produced by crushing sugarcane …
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Sweet Mix
Sweet Mix is a general term for a blend of various sweetening ingredients. These blends are formulated by manufacturers to …
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Liquid Corn Syrup
Liquid corn syrup is a sweetener made from corn starch. Enzymes are used to break down the starch into simpler …
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Corns Syrup
Corn syrup is a liquid sweetener made from corn starch. It is produced by breaking down the starch into simpler …
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Apple Juice Sweetened
Apple juice concentrate is made by removing water from apple juice. This process intensifies the natural sugars and flavor of …
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Grade A Honey
Grade A honey is a liquid sweetener produced by honey bees from the nectar of flowers. It is collected, filtered, …
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Pure Cane Powdered Sugar
Pure cane powdered sugar is a finely ground granulated sugar made from sugarcane. The grinding process creates a soft, powdery …
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Grade
Grade is a type of sugar, specifically a refined granulated sugar. It is produced from sugarcane or sugar beets through …
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99.7% Usp Glycerine
Glycerin, also known as glycerol, is a simple sugar alcohol. It is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that is sweet-tasting …
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Acesulfame Potassium And Natural Flavor
Acesulfame potassium, also known as Ace-K, is a zero-calorie artificial sweetener. It is synthesized from acetoacetic acid and is about …
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Stevia Leaf Extract Powder
Stevia leaf extract powder is a sweetener derived from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant, native to South America. …
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Dehydrated Glucose Syrup
Dehydrated glucose syrup is a dried form of liquid glucose syrup. Glucose syrup is made by breaking down cornstarch or …
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Other ingredient types
Note:
This site presents label data from USDA FoodData Central for general information. It is not medical advice.
Check the package label; formulations change.