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The ingredient set to be re-labelled is aspartame, a popular artificial sweetener found in an array of food products including Diet Coke, chewing gum and light yoghurt.
Stevia is a natural non-caloric sweetener derived from the Stevia rebaudiana plant, and is manufactured as a sweetener. [26] It is indigenous to South America, and has historically been used in Japanese food products, although it is now common internationally. [26]
A common sweetener, aspartame is to be labelled a possible carcinogen next month
Artificial sweeteners are everywhere, even in foods you may not consider sweet. Here are five expert tips on how to cut or reduce fake sugars from your diet. 5 expert-approved ways to reduce ...
In June 2016, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued an order of detention for stevia products made in China based on information that the products were made using prison labor. [23] Certain high-purity stevia glycoside extracts have been generally recognized as safe (GRAS) and may be lawfully marketed and added to food products. [9]
Steviol glycosides do not induce a glycemic response when ingested, because humans cannot metabolize stevia. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The acceptable daily intake (ADI) for steviol glycosides, expressed as steviol equivalents, has been established to be 4 mg/kg body weight/day, and is based on no observed effects of a 100 fold higher dose in a rat study.
Here's what experts have to say about natural sweeteners, like stevia and allulose.
Acesulfame potassium is usually combined with aspartame, sucralose, or saccharin rather than alone and its use is particularly common among smaller beverage producers (e.g. Big Red). Diet Rite is the non-aspartame diet soft drink brand with the highest sales today; it uses a combination of sucralose and acesulfame potassium. [citation needed]