Jump to content

Sweetener: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Restored revision 1175500924 by ClueBot NG (talk): Unnceccesary edits, pleas be constructive
No edit summary
 
(18 intermediate revisions by 13 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Substance added to food to give it the basic taste of sweetness}}
{{Short description|Substance added to food to give it the basic taste of sweetness}}
{{other uses}}
{{Other uses}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2023}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2023}}
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 and artificial sweeteners are used to produce food and drink.
{{Wiktionary|sweetener}}
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 and artificial sweeteners are used to produced food and drink.

== Description ==
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]].


== List of sweeteners ==
== List of sweeteners ==
Line 36: Line 32:


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Wiktionary|sweetener}}
{{commonscat|Sweeteners}}
{{commons category|Sweeteners}}
* {{Merriam-Webster|Sweetener}}
* {{Merriam-Webster|Sweetener}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Food additives]]
[[Category:Food additives]]

Latest revision as of 18:44, 10 July 2024

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 and artificial sweeteners are used to produce food and drink.

List of sweeteners

[edit]

Many artificial sweeteners have been invented and are now used in commercially produced food and drink. Natural non-sugar sweeteners also exist,[1] such as glycyrrhizin found in liquorice.[2]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Bramlet, Kellie. "Artificial sweeteners and natural sweeteners: What to know". MD Anderson Cancer Center. Archived from the original on 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  2. ^ a b Kitagawa, Isao (2002-01-01). "Licorice root. A natural sweetener and an important ingredient in Chinese medicine". Pure and Applied Chemistry. 74 (7): 1189–1198. doi:10.1351/pac200274071189. ISSN 1365-3075. S2CID 97931248. Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
[edit]