Non-nutritive sweeteners

ABSTRACT

There are five non-nutritive sweeteners approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration in the USA. There are saccharin, acesulfane potassium (Acesulfane-K), sucralose, aspartame, neotame. Cyclamate is also an artificial sweetener approved for use in the European Union but banned for use in the USA. Recently, Stevia, a herbal extract of intense sweeteness has entered the market.