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Sugar and Sweetener: Common Questions

October 28, 2024 - Community Request Sweetener

As many people prepare to celebrate Halloween, we answer some common questions on sugar and sweeteners circulating on the Internet. Top takeaways: Natural, artificial, and traditional sweeteners are safe when consumed in moderation. Paying attention to serving sizes helps you enjoy sweeteners…

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Sugar Alcohols

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li, Joe Zagorski

November 4, 2019 - Sweetener

In this series, we explore sweeteners. In this post, we cover common sugar alcohols. Updated October 30, 2023 What are sugar alcohols? Sugar alcohols are compounds derived from food products such as gummy bears, chewing gum, frosting, dairy desserts, and more. What kinds of sugar alcohols exist? The most go.msu.edu/cris-idea

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Sugars

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li

October 28, 2019 - Sweetener

In this series, we explore sweeteners. In this post, we cover common sugar sweeteners. What is sugar? Sugar is a type of carbohydrate found in many foods. Sugar can be the naturally occurring carbohydrates found in fruits, vegetables, grains, and dairy products. Sugar…

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Stevia & Monk Fruit Sweeteners

Elisabeth Anderson

October 21, 2019 - Sweetener

In this series, we explore sweeteners. In this post, we cover the plant-derived calorie-free sweeteners stevia and monk fruit. Updated: October 23, 2023 What is stevia sweetener? Stevia sweetener is a calorie-free sweetener that is 

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Artificial Sweeteners

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li

October 7, 2019 - Sweetener

Updated October 16, 2023 What are artificial sweeteners? Artificial sweeteners, also called sugar substitutes, are created ingredients added to sweeten or enhance food and beverage products. These sweeteners are referred to as “high-intensity” because it takes much less artificial sweetener to achieve the…

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