Any sweetener that delivers a sweet taste without a significant caloric or energy increase is termed a “sugar substitute”. We have looked...

The newest sweeteners of our study thus far, sugar alcohols, are another substitute for refined sugar. Sorbitol, erythritol, and xylitol...

Sweetness comes in a beautiful variety of packages beyond sugar--one of which is found in the monk fruit, or luo han guo fruit. A cousin...

With the increasing diets and nutritional protocols, many exotic sweeteners have made their way to the health food sections of our...

Often, a food’s nutritional value is questioned or confused because of modern processing methods. Depending on your currant verdict of...

It amazes me how many nutritional resources that surround us in nature. Not only is there an endless variety of food around the world,...

We will begin our analysis of sweeteners with a traditional fructose produced by nature’s honeybee. History’s first record of the use of...

With the rise of fad diets and health movements, “new” sweeteners gain popularity while various opinions of “old” sweeteners circulate....