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Sugar Substitutes

Monk Fruit
BenefitsMonk fruit or lo han guo is grown in the valleys and foothills of sub-tropical Asia.  The fruit grows on vines  and is about the size of an orange or large lemon.
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Advantame
Benefits Advantame is a new ultrahigh potency sweetener and flavor enhancer developed by Ajinomoto. It is derived from aspartame and vanillin. Advantame is approximately 20,000 times sweeter than...
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Sugar Substitutes
Research shows that people have an inborn desire for sweet taste, one of the four fundamental taste sensations. Also, studies with adults as well as infants have demonstrated that the pleasant...
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Low-Calorie Sweeteners - Q&A
  Why do people crave sweetness?
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New Research: No Relationship Between Low-Calorie Sweeteners and Cancer
ATLANTA (August 24, 2009) – A new study conducted by Italian researchers and published in the August 2009 issue of Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention reports that there is no...
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Low-Calorie Sweeteners - Aspartame
Provided by the Food and Drug Administration Via E-Mail January 27, 1999The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition has recently received numerous requests for...
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FDA Has Sweet News for Consumers of Sugar Substitutes
ATLANTA (July 19, 2006) - Sugar substitutes receive a strong endorsement this month from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA has issued a fact sheet on sugar substitutes, and published it...
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Calories Do Count – Doing the Math Supports the Benefits of Sugar Substitutes
A recent press release by the Sugar Association presented inaccurate information on low-calorie sweeteners and weight loss. It is disappointing that the Sugar Association feels it needs to defend...
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2000 Calories a Day The Healthy Way: Day 6
BREAKFASTVegetable Omelet(prepared with 1/2 cup egg substitute and 1/4 cup vegetables)Turkey Sausage (3 ounces)Wheat Toast (1 slice)Grapefruit (1/2 large)Whipped Diet Margarine (1 tsp.)Coffee (6...
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Multiple Ingredient Approach
Low-calorie food ingredients make thousands of the low-calorie and low-fat foods and beverages possible today. Approximately 194 million Americans consume these products. There are numerous petitions...
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