Sweetener

A sweetener is a substance added to food or drink to impart the flavor of sweetness, either because it contains a type of sugar, or because it contains a sweet-tasting sugar substitute. Many artificial sweeteners have been invented and are now used in commercially produced food and drink. Natural non-sugar sweeteners also exist, such as glycyrrhizin found in licorice.

Examples

Agave syrup

Sweet syrup derived from agave

Artificial sweetener

Chemical that triggers sensation of sweetness

Bakers' sugar

Barley malt syrup

Sweet syrup derived from malted barley grain

Brown rice syrup

sweetener produced by enzymatic modification of brown rice

Brown sugar

sucrose sugar product with a distinctive brown colour

Coconut syrup

Filipino dessert garnishing and condiment

Confectioners' sugar

very fine sugar which contains a small amount of anti-caking agent

Corn syrup

Sweet syrup derived from corn

Date syrup

Syrup extracted from dates

Demerara sugar

Partially refined crystalline sugar

Erythritol

Sugar alcohol, used as sugar substitute

syrup made from the hydrolysis of starch

Golden syrup

thick amber-colored form of inverted sugar syrup

Grenadine

Non-alcoholic bar syrup flavored with pomegranate

High fructose corn syrup

processed corn syrup

Honey

sweet food made by bees mostly using nectar from flowers

Honeycomb

mass of hexagonal wax cells built by honey bees in their nests

Jekaro

Sweet sap of the coconut palm

chemical compound, sugar that exists in wheat

Maple syrup

syrup usually made from the xylem sap of sugar maple, red maple, or black maple trees

Molasses

viscous by-product of the refining of sugarcane, grapes, or sugar beets into sugar, often used in cookie baking

Muscovado sugar

type of unrefined brown sugar

Oligo syrup

Sweet syrup used in Korean cuisine

Orgeat

syrup made from almonds, sugar and rose water

Palm sugar

sugar extracted from the sap of palm trees

Palm syrup

Sweet syrup produced from palms

Pomegranate molasses

Middle Eastern seasoning of concentrated pomegranate juice

Rapadura

Portuguese term for unrefined whole cane sugar

Raw sugar

Sugar after single crystallization and washing

Sanding sugar

Decorative large crystal sugar

Simple syrup

Edible mixture of glucose and fructose, obtained from sucrose hydrolysis

Splenda

Artificial sweetener brand

Stevia

sweetener and sugar substitute

Sucrose

disaccharide made of glucose and fructose

Sugar

sweet-tasting, water soluble carbohydrates

Sugar cane

several species of grass cultivated for sugar production

Sugar palm

Palm tree species, source of palm sugar

Sugar substitute

sweetener that contains significantly less food energy than sugar

Sugar syrup

Edible mixture of glucose and fructose, obtained from sucrose hydrolysis

Surkin Gold

Syrup

thick, viscous liquid consisting primarily of a solution of sugar in water

Trehalose

chemical compound from plants, fungi, bacteria

ingredient used in desserts

White sugar

Most common type of refined sugar

Xylitol

Sugar alcohol, used as food additive and sugar substitute

Yacon syrup

Andean sweet syrup from yacón tubers

Contained by

Sweet bread

Categories: Food additive Ingredient Sugar substitute root-category

Subcategories: Agave syrup Artificial sweetener Bakers' sugar Barley malt syrup Brown rice syrup Brown sugar Coconut syrup Confectioners' sugar Corn syrup Date syrup Demerara sugar Erythritol Fructose Glucose Glucose syrup Golden syrup Grenadine High fructose corn syrup Honey Honeycomb Jekaro Jekmai Lactose Maltose Maple syrup Molasses Muscovado sugar Oligo syrup Orgeat Palm sugar Palm syrup Pomegranate molasses Rapadura^pt Raw sugar Sanding sugar Simple syrup Splenda Stevia Sucrose Sugar Sugar cane Sugar palm Sugar substitute Sugar syrup Surkin Gold Syrup Trehalose Truvia Turbinado Sugar Vanilla sugar White sugar Xylitol Yacon syrup

Contained by: Sweet bread

Also known as:

English: sweetened

Wikidata ID: Q4368298

Wikipedia title: Sweetener

References:

Wikipedia article: Sweetener

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