Sweeten

Natural sugars and synthetic sweeteners. An overview of the substances used to sweeten

The variety of substances used to sweeten is getting wider, such as the demand for low-calorie foods, useful for those who want to control body weight, have to keep blood sugar at bay or simply try to give food and drinks a sweetness that is also healthy.

The substances useful for sweetening can be distinguished in

- natural sugars, among which are sucrose, cane sugar, fructose and various other finds extracted from plants and fruits,

- sweeteners of vegetable origin, among which steviol glycosides (derived from the Stevia plant) stand out,

- synthetic sweeteners, made in the laboratory.