sugar substitutes

Tagged Discussions

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222417) • United States 31 May 20

Xylitol is a sugar substitute and food additive that is classified as a sugar alcohol and is extracted from the fibers of plants such as birch bark, berries, corn husks or agricultural waste from processing maize, wheat or rice....

10 responses •

9 people

How many of you use Stevia instead of sugar?

nanajanet @nanajanet (4436) • United States 17 Dec 08

I like to use Stevia but sometimes I find a bit of an aftertaste in some of it. After reading this article, http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/12/16/stevia-the-holy-grail-of-sweeteners.aspx, I have to test...

stevia

sugar

sugar alcohol

4 responses •

1 person

sugar substitutes

pree70 @pree70 (525) • India 10 Jan 08

These days you find a variety of sugar substitutes in the market, claiming to aid weight loss, and the such. They claim to be more calorie friendly, and some popular cookery shows infact advocate their use. But recently i heard...

sugar substitutes

2 responses

Is it good to give sugar-free food to children?

opinione @opinione (749) • Italy 18 Oct 07

Today, for the first time I have given a sugar-free cookie to my son who's 1 & 1/2 year old. Actually, I realized it was sugar-free just when I had already given him, and I asked myself, if it is more dangerous sugar -I've...

sugar substitutes

2 responses •

1 person

SUGAR: Equal or Splenda??

PoeTalker @PoeTalker (715) • United States 19 Feb 07

I used to be an Equal girl, but Splenda just tastes so much better to me! I love it in my coffee, oatmeal and on my grapefruit. I don't like the diet pepsi with the Splenda though. Which do you prefer?

3 responses •

1 person

Do you use products with xylitol in them?

Doctor_Botany @Doctor_Botany (52) • United States 17 Jan 07

Xylitol is a sugar alcohol that's used as a low-calorie substitute in diabetic-friendly foods, some chewing gums, toothpastes and other products. I don't use it myself but I know that a lot of people do. What about you? Do you...

artificial sweeteners

3 responses •

2 people