Sweetener

Template:Short description {{#invoke:other uses|otheruses}} Template:More citations needed A sweetener is a substance added to food or drink to impart the flavor of sweetness, either because it contains a type of sugar, or because it contains a sweet-tasting sugar substitute. Various natural non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) and artificial sweeteners are used to produce food and drink.

List of sweeteners

Many artificial sweeteners have been invented and are now used in commercially produced food and drink. Natural non-sugar sweeteners also exist,<ref name=":0" /> such as glycyrrhizin found in liquorice.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite journal</ref>

• Sugar<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Sugar alcohol
  • Sucrose, or glucose-fructose, commonly called table sugar
    • Fructose, or fruit sugar
    • Glucose, or dextrose
• Sugar substitute, including artificial sweetener<ref name=":0" />
• Syrups
  • Agave syrup, or agave nectar<ref name=":0" />
  • Maple syrup<ref name=":0" />
  • Corn syrup
    • High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), used industrially
• Honey<ref name=":0" />
• Molasses<ref name=":0" />
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• Glycyrrhizin, found in liquorice<ref name=":1" />
• Unrefined sweetener

See also

• Sweet (disambiguation)
• Sweetness (disambiguation)
• Sugar free (disambiguation)

External links

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