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.
Organic Monk Fruit Extract
Monk fruit extract is a natural sweetener derived from the monk fruit, a small, round fruit native to Southeast Asia. …
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Agave
Agave is a plant from which a sweet syrup, often called agave nectar, is derived. The sap is extracted from …
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Com Syrup
Corn syrup is a liquid sweetener made from the starch of corn. The starch is broken down into simpler sugars, …
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Reb M
Reb M is a high-intensity sweetener found naturally in the stevia plant. It is produced commercially through fermentation or enzymatic …
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Organic Date Paste
Organic date paste is made from whole, dried dates that have been pitted and pureed. Dates are fruits that grow …
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Dextrose With Maltodextrin
Dextrose is a simple sugar, also known as glucose. Maltodextrin is a complex carbohydrate made from starch. They are often …
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Phenylketonurics: Contains Phenylalanine
Aspartame is an artificial sweetener made from two amino acids: aspartic acid and phenylalanine. It is about 200 times sweeter …
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Trehalose
Trehalose is a natural sugar found in various organisms like fungi, yeast, and insects. It is typically made commercially by …
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Splenda Brand
Splenda Brand is a popular artificial sweetener. It is made from sucralose, a sugar substitute that is chemically modified from …
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Icing: Icing Sugar
Icing sugar, also known as powdered sugar or confectioners' sugar, is a very finely ground form of sucrose (table sugar). …
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Cane Syrups
Cane syrups are liquid sweeteners made from sugarcane. They are a byproduct of the sugar refining process, containing molasses, which …
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Tapioca Malt Syrup
Tapioca malt syrup is a sweetener made from tapioca starch. The starch is broken down into smaller sugar molecules, primarily …
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Sprinkles: Sugar
Sugar, commonly known as sucrose, is a sweet carbohydrate found naturally in plants. It is primarily extracted from sugarcane or …
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Maltose
Maltose is a sugar made of two glucose units. It is found naturally in small amounts in fruits and vegetables. …
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Short-chain Fructooligosaccharides
Short-chain fructooligosaccharides (scFOS) are a type of carbohydrate made up of short chains of fructose sugar molecules. They are often …
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Organic Coconut Palm Sugar
Organic coconut palm sugar is a sweetener made from the sap of the coconut palm tree's flower buds. The sap …
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Inverted Sugar
Inverted sugar is a liquid sweetener made from sucrose (table sugar). It is created by breaking down sucrose into two …
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Monkfruit Extract
Monk fruit extract is a natural sweetener derived from the monk fruit, a small, round fruit native to Southeast Asia. …
What is Monkfruit Extract? →
Icings: Sugar
Sugar, often referred to as sucrose, is a common carbohydrate. It is naturally found in many plants, but the sugar …
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Chicory Fiber Syrup
Chicory fiber syrup is a sweetener made from the chicory root. The root is processed to extract its inulin and …
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Rice Extract
Rice extract is a natural ingredient derived from rice. It is typically produced by enzymatically breaking down rice starch into …
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Ada
Ada is a type of sugar alcohol, also known as isomaltooligosaccharide (IMO). It is a sweetener derived from starch, typically …
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High Maltose Corn Syrup
High maltose corn syrup is a type of corn syrup that has a higher concentration of maltose, a sugar made …
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Cane Sugar Syrup
Cane sugar syrup is a liquid sweetener made from sugarcane. It is produced by extracting juice from sugarcane stalks, which …
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Honey Granules
Honey granules are dried, granulated honey. Honey is a sweet, viscous fluid produced by honey bees from the nectar of …
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Glucose-fructose
Glucose-fructose is a liquid sweetener made from corn starch. It is a mixture of two simple sugars: glucose and fructose. …
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Tapioca Syrup Solids
Tapioca syrup solids are a dry powder made from the syrup of the cassava root. The syrup is produced by …
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Light Corn Syrup
Light corn syrup is a liquid sweetener made from corn starch. The starch is broken down into smaller sugar molecules, …
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Organic Coconut Nectar
Organic coconut nectar is a sweetener made from the sap of coconut palm blossoms. The sap is collected and then …
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Stevia Leaf Sweetener
Stevia leaf sweetener is a high-intensity sweetener derived from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant, native to South America. …
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Maltose Syrup
Maltose syrup, also known as malt syrup, is a liquid sweetener made from starch. It is produced by breaking down …
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Monk Fruit Juice Concentrate
Monk fruit juice concentrate is a sweetener made from the monk fruit, a small, round fruit native to Southeast Asia. …
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Invert Cane Sugar
Invert cane sugar is a liquid sweetener made from cane sugar. It is produced by breaking down sucrose into its …
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Wheat Syrup
Wheat syrup is a sweetener made from wheat. It is produced by breaking down wheat starches into simpler sugars through …
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Organic White Grape Juice Concentrate
Organic white grape juice concentrate is made from white grapes grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. The juice is extracted …
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Sugar Alcohol
Sugar alcohols, also known as polyols, are a type of carbohydrate that are chemically similar to both sugar and alcohol, …
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Sugarcane Molasses
Sugarcane molasses is a thick, dark syrup produced during the refining of sugarcane into sugar. It is a byproduct of …
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Wildflower Honey
Wildflower honey is a natural sweetener produced by honeybees from the nectar of various flowering plants. The specific floral sources …
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Made Of: Sugar
Sugar, commonly known as sucrose, is a carbohydrate found naturally in plants. It is primarily extracted from sugar cane or …
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Fermented Rice Extract
Fermented rice extract is made by breaking down rice starches into simpler sugars using enzymes or fermentation. This process can …
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Organic Maple Sugar
Organic maple sugar is a sweetener made from the sap of maple trees, primarily sugar, red, or black maple trees. …
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Organic Invert Sugar
Organic invert sugar is a liquid sweetener made from organic sucrose (sugar). It is produced by breaking down sucrose into …
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Organic Glycerin
Glycerin is a simple sugar alcohol. It can be produced from plant oils, animal fats, or petroleum. It is a …
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Sorbitol Syrup
Sorbitol syrup is a liquid sugar substitute made from sorbitol, a sugar alcohol. It is typically produced by hydrogenating sugars …
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Sugar Cane Syrup
Sugar cane syrup is a thick, dark liquid made from the juice of sugar cane. The juice is boiled to …
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Cane Or Beet Sugar
Cane sugar is derived from sugarcane plants, and beet sugar comes from sugar beets. Both are refined to produce sucrose, …
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Stevia Rebaudiana 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 Barley Malt
Organic barley malt is a sweetener made from sprouted barley grains that have been dried and roasted. The sprouting process …
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Glucose Syrup Solids
Glucose syrup solids are a sweetener made from corn starch. The starch is broken down into simpler sugars, and then …
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Organic Vegetable Glycerin
Organic vegetable glycerin is a clear, colorless, odorless liquid made from plant oils, typically soy, coconut, or palm. It's a …
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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.