What you need to know about 9 types of sweeteners

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Sucralose

An artificial sweetener 600 times sweeter than sugar. Has no calories.

An artificial sweetener 600 times sweeter than sugar. Has no calories.

Made from cornstarch. It’s essentially 100 percent glucose.

Made from ground dried dates. It doesn’t dissolve or melt.

Essentially a sugar solution. It has more calories than table sugar.

A sugar alcohol with one-third fewer calories than sugar. It’s often found in breath mints and gum.

Derived from the plant that also produces tequila. It contains up to 90 percent fructose.

Often rumoured to be poisonous and carcinogenic, but studies have found it safe, except for people with a rare genetic disease.

One of the first artificial sweeteners, but approved as an additive by Health Canada only in 2014.

Made from sap from the coconut tree. It has a lower glycemic index than sugar but the same number of calories.

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