Sugar Substitutes

How Sweet is the Sweet? Artificial Sweeteners

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

How Sweet is the Sweet? Sugar Alcohols

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

How Sweet is the Sweet? Monk Fruit Extract

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...

How Sweet is the Sweet? Coconut Sugar

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

How Sweet is the Sweet? Stevia

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

How Sweet is the Sweet? Maple Syrup

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

How Sweet is the Sweet? Raw Local Honey

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

How Sweet is the Sweet? Part 1: Defining Sugar

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