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  1. Are artificial sweeteners worse than sugar? How they ... - AOL

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    Artificial sweeteners, which are created in a lab, are 200-20,000 times sweeter than table sugar. There are six FDA-approved sweeteners: acesulfame potassium (Ace-K), advantame, aspartame, neotame ...

  2. Sugar substitute - Wikipedia

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    Other colors used are green for stevia. [1] 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. Artificial sweeteners may be derived through manufacturing of plant ...

  3. Which artificial sweetener is the safest choice? - AOL

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    All the widely consumed alternatives such as saccharin, aspartame, sucralose, stevia, xylitol and erythritol are approved by the Food and Drug Administration. They’re found in countless products ...

  4. Aspartame controversy - Wikipedia

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    The artificial sweetener aspartame has been the subject of several controversies since its initial approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1974. The FDA approval of aspartame was highly contested, beginning with suspicions of its involvement in brain cancer, [1] alleging that the quality of the initial research supporting its safety was inadequate and flawed, and that ...

  5. Saccharin Sugar Substitute: What to Know - AOL

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    Saccharin is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in drinks, drink mixes, and processed foods. It is also approved as a tabletop and baking sweetener. While saccharin is 200 ...

  6. Stevia - Wikipedia

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    Stevia is used in sugar- and calorie-reduced food and beverage products as an alternative for variants with sugar. [7] The legal status of stevia as a food additive or dietary supplement varies from country to country. In the United States, certain high-purity stevia glycoside extracts have been generally recognized as safe (GRAS) and may be ...

  7. Aspartame - Wikipedia

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    Aspartame is an artificial non-saccharide sweetener 200 times sweeter than sucrose and is commonly used as a sugar substitute in foods and beverages. [4] It is a methyl ester of the aspartic acid/phenylalanine dipeptide with brand names NutraSweet, Equal, and Canderel. [4]

  8. The 6 Healthiest Sweeteners—and 6 to Avoid - AOL

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    Ace-K is often combined with other artificial sweeteners, like aspartame, and has gained popularity for being a low-calorie alternative to sugar. Although Ace-K is approved by the FDA, there is ...