Sweetener

For other uses, see Sweetener (disambiguation).

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. Many artificial sweeteners have been invented and are now used in commercially produced food and drink.

List of sweeteners

File:Honey-benefits.jpg

Honey is a natural sweetener produced by honey bees that gets its sweetness from fructose and glucose.

• Sugar
  • Sugar alcohol
  • Sucrose, or glucose-fructose, commonly called table sugar
    • Fructose, or fruit sugar
    • Glucose, or dextrose
• Sugar substitute, or artificial sweetener
• Syrups
  • Agave syrup, or agave nectar
  • Maple syrup
  • Corn syrup
    • High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), used industrially
• Honey
• Unrefined sweetener

See also

• Sweet (disambiguation)
• Sweetness (disambiguation)
• Sugar free (disambiguation)