Sweeteners

Sweeteners are chemical substances that are added to food and drinks to enhance sweetness. There are many available, and they can be natural or artificially produced. This is a guide to some of their uses. There are two types of sweetener – those that contain calories (nutritive / non-intense), and those which are virtually calorie free (non-nutritive / intense).

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Sweeteners

File type: application/pdf Review date: January 2022