Sweeteners

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Sweeteners
Chemical Name Tradename Wiki MW Formula CAS Calories Sweetness
Saccharin Sweet n Lo Wiki 183.18 C7H5NO3S 81-07-2 calories rs
Sucrose Sugar Wiki 342.29 C12H22O11 57-50-1 calories rs
Fructose HFCS Wiki 180.16 C6H12O6 57-48-7 calories rs
Xylitol Xylitol Wiki 152.15 C5H12O5 87-99-0 calories rs
Aspartame Nutrasweet Wiki 294.3 C14H18N2O5 22839-47-0 calories rs
Steviol glycoside Truvia Wiki 318.45 C20H30O3 471-80-7 calories rs
Sucralose Splenda Wiki 397.64 C12H19Cl3O8 56038-13-2 calories rs
Acesulfame K Sunett, Sweet One Wiki 201.24 C4H4KNO4S 55589-62-3 calories rs


Notes:

Tradename links to manufacturer's website

Calories (kcal/g) is available calories to humans following ingestion

Sweetness (g/g sucrose) is reported (maximal?) sweetness to humans relative to sucrose (at a particular concentration)?

USDA Sugar and Sweeteners Data

Recommended Data

Recommended Readings

Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook (PDF file) (January, May, and September) provides an update of current market and policy developments and their impacts on the sugar and corn sweetener industries.