enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Sugar substitute - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_substitute

   A sugar substitute is a food additive that provides a sweetness like that of sugar while containing significantly less food energy than sugar-based sweeteners, making it a zero-calorie (non-nutritive) [2] or low-calorie sweetener. Sugar substitute products are commercially available in various forms, such as small pills, powders and packets.

3. Mannitol - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannitol

   Mannitol is a type of sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and medication. [5] [6] It is used as a low calorie sweetener as it is poorly absorbed by the intestines. [5]As a medication, it is used to decrease pressure in the eyes, as in glaucoma, and to lower increased intracranial pressure.

4. 10 Sugar Alternatives to Try This Year - AOL

   www.aol.com/10-sugar-alternatives-try-165700546.html

   1. Maple syrup. Type: Natural sweetener. Potential benefits: Maple syrup is high in antioxidants and rich in minerals, including calcium, potassium, iron, zinc, and manganese.However, like other ...

5. Xylitol - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol

   It is classified as a polyalcohol and a sugar alcohol, specifically an alditol. Of the common sugar alcohols, only sorbitol is more soluble in water. The name derives from Ancient Greek: ξύλον, xyl[on] 'wood', with the suffix -itol used to denote it being a sugar alcohol. Xylitol is used as a food additive and sugar substitute.

6. 5 expert-approved ways to eliminate artificial sweeteners in ...

   www.aol.com/5-expert-approved-ways-reduce...

   Sugar substitutes may also be linked to heart disease. Recent studies have found xylitol and erythritol — sugar alcohols used to tame the intense sweetness of stevia, monk fruit and lab-made ...

7. What You Should Know About Erythritol, According to Experts

   www.aol.com/know-erythritol-according-experts...

   Sugar alcohols also aren’t quite as sweet as sugar, whereas artificial sweeteners are much sweeter. Erythritol has just 6 percent of the calories of sugar and is about 70 percent as sweet ...