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Healthy candy is a broad category, the experts note. Ingredients and nutrition content will vary by product and brand, and but generally, these candy alternatives tend to be: Low- or zero-sugar
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 ...
For most healthy people, consuming a small amount of sugar (less than 5% of total daily calorie intake) is probably better for you than loading up on artificial sweeteners and other sugar substitutes.
The compounds used to produce artificial flavors are almost identical to those that occur naturally. It has been suggested that artificial flavors may be safer to consume than natural flavors due to the standards of purity and mixture consistency that are enforced either by the company or by law. [26]
A natural food or ingredient of a food is not expected to contain, or ever to have contained, an added vitamin, mineral nutrient, artificial flavoring agent or food additive. A natural food or ingredient of a food does not have any constituent or fraction thereof removed or significantly changed, except the removal of water.
Nutritionists Robin DeCicco of the New York area and Ilana Muhlstein of Los Angeles shared nutritious alternatives to typical Valentine's Day sweets such as chocolate, gummy candies and baked goods.
Truvia is made of stevia leaf extract, erythritol, and natural flavors. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Because it comes from the stevia plant, Cargill classifies Truvia as a natural sweetener in addition to being a non-nutritive sweetener, [ 2 ] although Cargill has settled lawsuits alleging deceptive marketing of Truvia as "natural". [ 4 ]
Candy bars and peanut butter cups made the list!