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.
Dextrose Xanthan Gum
Dextrose is a simple sugar, chemically identical to glucose. It is typically made from corn starch through a process called …
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Preservative And Stevia
Stevia is a sweetener derived from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant, native to South America. The sweet compounds, …
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Bottom Crust Sugar
Bottom crust sugar is a type of sugar, typically sucrose, used specifically for the bottom crusts of baked goods. It …
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Sodium Saccharate
Sodium saccharate is the sodium salt of saccharin, an artificial sweetener. It is produced by chemical synthesis, often involving reactions …
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Raw Honey Containing Pollen
Raw honey is a natural sweetener made by honeybees from the nectar of flowers. It is collected from the hive …
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Pwdrd Sugar
Powdered sugar, also known as confectioners' sugar or icing sugar, is granulated sugar that has been ground into a very …
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Biodynamic Cane Sugar
Biodynamic cane sugar is a sweetener derived from sugarcane plants that have been grown using biodynamic farming methods. This approach …
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Monk Fruit Extract And Calcium Carbonate
Monk fruit extract is a natural sweetener derived from the monk fruit, a small, round fruit native to Southeast Asia. …
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Cocoa Sugar
Cocoa sugar is a blend of cocoa (typically cocoa powder or cocoa mass) and sugar. It is created by combining …
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Citric Acid And Stevia Extract
Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits. It is commercially produced by fermenting a sugar-rich …
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Creamer: Corn Syrup Solids
Corn syrup solids are a dry powder made from corn syrup. Corn syrup is a liquid sweetener made from corn …
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Fruit: Natural Milled Cane Sugar
Natural milled cane sugar is a type of sugar derived from sugar cane. It is produced by crushing sugar cane …
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Topping: Powdered Sugar
Powdered sugar, also known as confectioners' sugar, is granulated sugar (sucrose) that has been ground into a very fine powder. …
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Grain Syrup
Grain syrup is a liquid sweetener made from grains like corn, wheat, or rice. It is produced by breaking down …
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Invert Sucrose
Invert sucrose is a liquid sweetener made from sucrose (table sugar). It is produced by breaking down sucrose into its …
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Salt Corn Syrup Solids
Corn syrup solids are a dried form of corn syrup. They are made by processing corn starch, which breaks it …
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All Vegan Tapioca Syrup
Tapioca syrup is a sweetener made from the starch of the cassava plant, also known as the tapioca root. The …
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Dextrose And Natural Flavor
Dextrose is a simple sugar, chemically identical to glucose. It is commonly derived from corn or other plant starches through …
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Glaze Glucose Syrup
Glucose syrup is a thick, sweet liquid made from the starch of plants like corn, wheat, or potatoes. It's produced …
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Corn Syrup Solds
Corn syrup solids are a dried, powdered form of corn syrup. They are made by removing most of the water …
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Dark Chocolate Coating: Sugar
Sugar, chemically known as sucrose, is a common carbohydrate found naturally in many plants. It is primarily extracted from sugar …
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Corn Strup
Corn syrup is a food syrup made from the starch of corn. It is produced by breaking down corn starch …
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Organic Hawaiian Honey
Organic Hawaiian honey is a natural sweetener produced by bees that forage on the nectar of native Hawaiian flora, such …
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Pacific Northwest Honey
Pacific Northwest honey is a natural sweetener produced by honeybees from the nectar of flowers found in the Pacific Northwest …
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Invert Beet Cane Sugar
Invert beet cane sugar is a liquid sweetener made by breaking down sucrose (table sugar) into its simpler sugar components: …
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Sorghum Malt
Sorghum malt is a sweetener made from sorghum grain. The grain is malted, meaning it's sprouted and then dried, which …
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Candy Blend - Sugar
Sugar, also known as sucrose, is a common carbohydrate. It is naturally found in many plants, most often extracted from …
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White Chocolate Flavored Coating: Sugar
Sugar, or sucrose, is a common carbohydrate found naturally in many plants. It is commercially produced by extracting and refining …
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Ingredients Of Seasoning: Sugar
Sugar is a common carbohydrate found naturally in many plants. It is primarily extracted from sugarcane or sugar beets, then …
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Pop Ingredients: Sugar
Sugar is a common term for sucrose, a type of carbohydrate. It is naturally found in many plants, fruits, and …
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Green Topping Sugar
Green topping sugar is typically granulated sugar, primarily sucrose, that has been coated with green food coloring. It is designed …
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Red Topping Sugar
Red Topping Sugar is a decorative sugar product, typically made from granulated sugar that has been coated or mixed with …
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Sugar And Or Dextrose
Sugar, also known as sucrose, is a common sweetening ingredient made from sugar cane or sugar beets. Dextrose is a …
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Organic Sweetener Blend
An organic sweetener blend is a mix of different ingredients used to add sweetness to food products. The specific components …
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Evaporate Cane Juice
Evaporated cane juice is a sweetener made from sugarcane. It is produced by extracting juice from sugarcane stalks, which is …
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Organic Coconut Flower Blossom Nectar
Organic coconut flower blossom nectar is a sweetener made from the sap of the coconut palm flower. The nectar is …
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Natural Sugars
Natural sugars are carbohydrates that are naturally present in foods like fruits, vegetables, and milk. They are part of the …
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White Chocolate Confectionery Coating: Sugar
Sugar, also known as sucrose, is a common carbohydrate found naturally in many plants. It is commercially produced by extracting …
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Clarified Brown Rice Syrup
Clarified brown rice syrup is a sweetener made from brown rice. The rice is cooked, then enzymes are used to …
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A Glucose Syrup
Glucose syrup is a liquid sweetener made from starch, typically from corn. It is produced by breaking down the starch …
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Dextrose From Wheat
Dextrose is a simple sugar that is chemically identical to glucose. It is often derived from starch-rich sources like wheat …
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Dried Sugar
Dried sugar is a common form of sucrose, a disaccharide made of glucose and fructose. It is typically extracted and …
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Wisconsin Honey
Honey is a sweet, thick liquid made by honeybees using nectar from flowers. Bees collect nectar, transform it, and store …
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Natural Sweeteners
Natural sweeteners are derived from plants or other natural sources. They are often extracted and purified to create a concentrated …
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Ball: Sugar
Sugar, chemically known as sucrose, is a common carbohydrate. It is primarily obtained from sugar cane or sugar beets. The …
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Nothing More
Nothing More is a brand name for a sweetener blend. It is made from a combination of allulose and monk …
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Cocoa Corn Syrup
Cocoa corn syrup is a flavored syrup made from corn syrup and cocoa. Corn syrup is a sweetener derived from …
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Chocolate Compound: Sugar
Sugar, also known as sucrose, is a common carbohydrate found naturally in many plants. It is primarily extracted from sugarcane …
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Corn Syrup Malt Syrup
Corn syrup and malt syrup are liquid sweeteners derived from plant starches. Corn syrup is made from corn starch, where …
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Nuvous
Nuvous is a brand name for a sweetener blend. It is typically made from a combination of natural sweeteners like …
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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.