|
Element |
Relative Sweetness to Sucrose |
Calories
(kcal/g) |
Type |
Regulatory |
Products |
Ingredients |
Polyglycitol
Powders |
0.2 |
3 |
Sugar Alcohol |
|
|
|
| Hydrogenated starch hydrolysates
|
0.25 – 0.5 |
3 |
Sugar Alcohol |
|
|
Hystar(Associated British Foods/SPI Polyols) |
| Maltose |
0.3 |
4 |
Malt Sugar |
|
|
|
| Lactitol
Monohydrate |
0.3 - 0.4 |
2 |
Sugar Alcohol |
E966 |
|
LACTY(CSM/PURAC) |
Polyglycitol
Syrups |
0.3 -
0.4 |
3 |
Sugar Alcohol |
E961 |
|
|
| Anhydrous Isomalt |
0.4 |
2 |
Sugar Alcohol |
E953 |
|
C*IsoMaltidex(Cargill/Cerestar) |
| Trehalose |
0.45 |
3.6 |
Disaccharide |
FDA GRAS 2000, EU Novel Food 2001 |
|
Ascend(Cargill/Cerestar) |
| Mannitol |
0.5 |
1.6 |
Sugar Alcohol |
E421,
FDA Interim Approval 1977 |
|
C*Mannidex(Cargill/Cerestar),
Mannogem(Associated British Foods/SPI
Polyols) |
| Glycerol,
Glycerin |
0.55 - 0.75 |
4.3 |
|
E422 |
|
|
| Sorbitol |
0.6 |
2.6 |
Sugar Alcohol |
E420,
FDA GRAS 1977 |
|
C*Sorbidex(Cargill/Cerestar),
SORBO/Sorbogem(Associated British
Foods/SPI Polyols),
Sorbitame(Sweetener
Solutions), |
| Erythritol |
0.6 - 0.7 |
0.2 |
Sugar Alcohol |
E968,
FDA GRAS 2001 |
|
C*Eridex(Cargill/Cerestar) |
| Maltitol Syrups |
0.7 -
0.8 |
3 |
Sugar Alcohol |
|
|
|
| Maltitol |
0.9 |
2.1 |
Sugar Alcohol |
E965 |
|
C*Maltidex(Cargill/Cerestar),
Maltisweet(Associated British Foods/SPI
Polyols),
SucraSweet(Sweetener
Solutions) |
| Tagatose |
0.92 |
1.5 |
|
FDA GRAS 2001 |
Naturlose(Spherix/BioSpherix |
Gaio(Spherix/BioSpherix) |
| Sucrose |
1.0 |
4 |
Table Sugar |
FDA GRAS 1988 |
|
|
| Xylitol |
1.0 |
2.4 |
Sugar Alcohol |
E967 |
|
C*Xylidex(Cargill/Cerestar),
Xylitol(CSM/PURAC) |
| Fructose,
Levulose |
1.17 |
4 |
Fruit Sugar |
|
|
Fruisana(Danisco) |
| Cyclamate,
Cyclamic Acid |
30 - 50 |
0 |
Synthetic |
E952,
FDA Ban 1969,
FDA Pending Approval |
Sucaryl |
Abbott |
| Stevia |
30 - 300 |
0 |
|
|
SteviaPlus(Wisdom/SweetLeaf) |
|
| Glycyrrhizin |
50 |
0 |
|
FDA GRAS 1985 |
|
MAG(Amsar),
MagnaSweet(Mafco) |
| Mabinlin |
100 |
|
Protein |
|
|
|
| Acesulfame
potassium, Acesulfame K |
130 - 200 |
|
|
Discovered 1967, E950,
FDA Approval 1988 |
SweetOne(Stadt Holdings) |
SucraSweet(Sweetener Solutions),
Sunett(Nutrinova) |
| Aspartame |
200 |
4 |
|
Discovered 1965, E951,
FDA Approval 1974, Offpatent 1992 |
Canderel(Merisant),
Equal(Merisant),
NatraTaste(Stadt
Holdings), NutraSweet(Merisant),
Sweetex(Merisant) |
|
| Dulcin |
250 |
|
Synthetic |
FDA Ban 1950 |
|
|
| Saccharin |
300 - 500 |
0 |
|
E954, FDA Approved 1958,
FDA Interim Approval 1977 |
SugarTwin(Alberto Culver),
SweetMate,Sucaryl(Merisant),
Sweet'N Low(Cumberland Packing) |
|
| Aspartame-acesulfame
salt |
350 |
|
|
E962 |
|
|
| Neohesperidine
DC, Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone |
400 -
600 |
|
|
E959 |
|
|
| Pentadin |
500 |
|
Protein |
|
|
|
| Curculin |
550 |
|
Protein |
|
|
|
| Sucralose,
trichlorogalactosucrose (TGS) |
600 |
0 |
|
E955,
FDA Approval 1998 |
Splenda(Johnson & Johnson/McNeil Nutritionals) |
Splenda(Johnson & Johnson/McNeil Nutritionals) |
| Alitame |
2,000 |
|
|
E956,
FDA Pending Approval |
|
Aclame(Pfizer) |
| Brazzein |
2,000 |
|
Protein |
|
|
|
| Thaumatin |
2,000 -
3,000 |
|
Protein |
E957 |
|
|
| Monellin |
3,000 |
|
Protein |
|
|
|
| P-4000 |
4,000 |
|
Synthetic |
FDA Ban 1950 |
|
|
| Neotame |
8,000 |
0 |
|
E961,
FDA Approval 2002 |
|
Maltotame(Sweetener
Solutions), NutraSweet,
Sorbitame(Sweetener
Solutions),
SucraSweet(Sweetener
Solutions) |
| Sucrooctate |
162,000 |
|
Guanidine |
|
|
|
| Carrelame |
200,000 |
|
Guanidine |
|
|
|
| Sucrononate |
200,000 |
|
Guanidine |
|
|
|
| Lugduname |
230,000 |
|
Guanidine |
|
|
|
| Miraculin |
n |
|
Protein |
|
|
|
| Inulin |
n |
|
|
FDA GRAS 2003 |
|
Frutafit |
| High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)
42 |
n |
|
|
FDA GRAS 1996 |
|
CornSweet
42(ADM),
IsoClear 42(Cargill/Cerestar) |
| High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)
55 |
n |
|
|
FDA GRAS 1996 |
|
CornSweet
55(ADM),
IsoClear 55(Cargill/Cerestar) |
| High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)
95 |
n |
|
|
FDA GRAS 1996 |
|
CornSweet
95(ADM) |
| Luo Han Guo |
n |
|
|
|
Sweet&Slender(Wisdom/SweetLeaf) |
|
| Dextrose,
Glucose |
n |
|
Grape Sugar |
FDA GRAS 1988 |
SugarTwin(Alberto Culver),
Sweet'N Low(Cumberland Packing) |
|
| Invert Sugar |
n |
|
|
FDA GRAS 1988 |
|
|
| Lactose |
n |
|
Milk Sugar |
|
|
|
Maltodextrins,
hydrolysed corn syrup
or glucose syrup |
n |
|
|
|
|
Maltotame(Sweetener
Solutions) |
| Polydextrose |
0 |
1 |
|
E1200 |
Litesse |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|