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.
Decorative Flower: Sugar
Sugar is a common carbohydrate that provides energy. It is typically made from sugarcane or sugar beets, which are processed …
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Sorbitol/water
Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol that occurs naturally in some fruits like apples and pears. It is commercially produced by …
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Dextrose Powder
Dextrose is a simple sugar that is chemically identical to glucose. It is typically derived from corn and is produced …
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Corn Syrup Peppermint Oil
Corn syrup is a liquid sweetener made from corn starch. The starch is broken down into simpler sugars, primarily glucose, …
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Monk Fruit Extract And Carbon Dioxide
Monk fruit extract is a sweetener derived from the monk fruit, a small, round fruit native to Southeast Asia. The …
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Corn Syrup Artificial Flavor
Corn syrup is a liquid sweetener made from corn starch. When combined with "artificial flavor," it means corn syrup that …
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Caffeine Acesulfame Potassium
Caffeine acesulfame potassium is a compound that combines caffeine, a natural stimulant, with acesulfame potassium, an artificial sweetener. Caffeine is …
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Syrup From Corn
Corn syrup is a liquid sweetener made from corn starch. It is produced by breaking down corn starch into simpler …
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Molasses Maltodextrin
Molasses maltodextrin is a carbohydrate derived from starch, often corn or tapioca. It is produced by breaking down starch into …
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Sriracha Seasoning: Sugar
Sugar is a common term for sweet-tasting carbohydrates. The most common type, sucrose, is usually made from sugar cane or …
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White Fondant Icing
White fondant icing is a sweet, pliable sugar paste primarily made from sugar, water, and often corn syrup or glycerin. …
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Condensed Milk Invert Sugar
Invert sugar is a liquid sweetener made from sucrose (table sugar). It is produced by breaking down sucrose into a …
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Sorbitol Citric Acid
Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol naturally found in some fruits. It is commercially produced by the hydrogenation of glucose, a …
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Corn Syup
Corn syrup is a food ingredient made from corn starch. It is produced by breaking down corn starch into sugars, …
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Malt Centers
Malt centers are typically made from a combination of malted barley extract, sugar, and sometimes milk or other flavorings. The …
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Organic Glucose
Glucose is a simple sugar, also known as a monosaccharide, and is the body's primary source of energy. Organic glucose …
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Mollases
Molasses is a thick, dark syrup produced during the refining of sugar cane or sugar beets into crystalline sugar. It …
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Peanut Butter Sugar
Peanut Butter Sugar" is not a distinct, standalone ingredient but rather a descriptive term referring to the sugar component commonly …
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Fructose And Glucose Syrup
Fructose and glucose syrup is a liquid sweetener made from corn starch. The starch is broken down into simpler sugars, …
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Chocolate Fudge Sugar
Chocolate Fudge Sugar is a prepared ingredient that combines sugar with cocoa and other components to create a chocolate fudge …
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Natural Flavor Cane Sugar
Cane sugar is a sweetener made from sugarcane, a tall grass grown in tropical and subtropical regions. The stalks are …
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Manuka Honey Npa
Manuka honey is a type of honey produced in New Zealand and Australia from the nectar of the Manuka bush …
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Topping: Sanding Sugar
Sanding sugar is a type of decorative sugar characterized by its larger, coarser crystals compared to regular granulated sugar. These …
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Dried Honey Solids
Dried honey solids are a concentrated form of honey. Honey is a natural sweetener produced by bees from nectar. The …
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Organic Glucose And Invert Sugar Syrup
Organic glucose and invert sugar syrup is a blend of two types of sugar syrups. Glucose syrup is a thick, …
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Confectioner's
Confectioner's sugar is a very finely ground form of granulated sugar. It is made from sugarcane or sugar beets, with …
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Pink Sugar: Sugar
Sugar, chemically known as sucrose, is a common carbohydrate. It is typically extracted from plants like sugarcane or sugar beets, …
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Imitation Flavored Maple Syrup
Imitation maple syrup is a sweetener designed to mimic the taste and appearance of real maple syrup. It is typically …
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Extrose
Dextrose is a type of sugar, specifically a simple carbohydrate. It is chemically identical to glucose and is often derived …
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Lactitol Monohydrate
Lactitol monohydrate is a sugar alcohol, a type of carbohydrate. It is made from lactose, a sugar found in milk. …
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Cane Sugar - Gmo Free
Cane sugar is a sweetener made from sugarcane. The sugarcane stalks are crushed to extract the juice, which is then …
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Glaze - Powdered Sugar
Powdered sugar, also known as confectioners' sugar or icing sugar, is finely ground granulated sugar mixed with a small amount …
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Grade A Raw Honey
Honey is a sweet, viscous food substance made by honey bees from the nectar of flowers. Bees collect nectar and …
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Donut Sugar Dextrose
Dextrose is a type of sugar that is chemically identical to glucose. It is most often derived from corn, but …
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100% Pure Xylitol
Xylitol is a sugar alcohol that occurs naturally in small amounts in fruits and vegetables. It is commercially produced from …
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Brown Rice Syrup1
Brown rice syrup, also called rice malt syrup, is a sweetener made from brown rice. It is produced by cooking …
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Grade A Dark Color Robust Taste Maple Syrup
Maple syrup is a sweetener made from the sap of maple trees, primarily sugar, red, or black maple trees. The …
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High Purify Steviol Glycosides
High purity steviol glycosides are intensely sweet compounds extracted from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant. They are purified …
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High Fructose Corn Syrup Soybean Oil
High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a liquid sweetener made from corn starch. The starch is broken down into glucose, …
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Sweet And Sour Sauce: High Fructose Corn Syrup
High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a liquid sweetener made from corn starch. The starch is broken down into glucose, …
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Glucose Fructose Syrup From Maize
Glucose-fructose syrup from maize, also known as high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), is a liquid sweetener made from corn starch. The …
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Vegatable Glycerin
Vegetable glycerin, also known as glycerol, is a clear, colorless, odorless liquid. It is a sugar alcohol that can be …
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Candy Coating
Candy coating is a sweet, often colorful, edible layer applied to foods like popcorn, nuts, or baked goods. It is …
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Powdered Sugar Coating: Dextrose
Dextrose is a type of sugar that comes from corn. It is chemically identical to glucose, a simple sugar found …
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Organic Unrefined Whole Cane Sugar
Organic unrefined whole cane sugar is a sweetener made from the juice of sugar cane. It is minimally processed, meaning …
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Black Icing Pen: Sugar
Sugar is a carbohydrate that comes from sugarcane and sugar beets. It is refined through a process of washing, crushing, …
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Lemon Drops: Sugar
Sugar is a sweet carbohydrate that comes from sugarcane and sugar beets. It is refined through a process of washing, …
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Gummi Ingredients: Corn Syrup
Corn syrup is a liquid sweetener made from the starch of corn. The starch is broken down into sugars through …
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Organic Cane Sugar And Organic Tapioca Starch
Organic cane sugar is a sweetener made from the juice of sugarcane. Organic tapioca starch is a thickener derived from …
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Semi Sweet Chocolate Drops Sugar
Semi-sweet chocolate drops are small pieces of semi-sweet chocolate, often used as an ingredient in baking. They are made from …
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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.