Index page for: Alternative Sweeteners, Third Edition,

Table of Contents Alternative sweeteners - an overview. Low calorie sweeteners: acesulfame K, alitame, aspartame, cyclamate, neohesperidin dihydrochalcone, tagatose, neotame, saccharin, stevioside, sucralose, less common high-potency sweeteners. Reduced calorie sweeteners: erythritol, hydrogenated starch hydrolysates and maltitol syrup, isomalt, maltitol, lactitol - a new reduced-calorie sweetener, sorbitol and mannitol, xylitol. Caloric alternatives: crystalline fructose, high-fructose corn syrup, isomaltulose, trehalose. Multiple ingredient approach: mixed sweetener functionality, aspartame-acesulfame salt, polydextrose, other low-calorie ingredients - fat and oil replacers.