An Addendum to My Previous Blog

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In case I missed any, here are the many names these sweeteners go under.

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ACESULFAME POTASSIUM
ACK, Ace K, Equal Spoonful (also +aspartame), Sweet One, Sunett

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ASPARTAME
APM, AminoSweet (but not in US), Aspartyl-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester , Canderel (not in US), Equal Classic, NatraTaste Blue, NutraSweet

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ASPARTAME-ACESULFAME SALT
TwinSweet (Europe only)

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CYCLAMATE
Not in US as per FDA, Calcium cyclamate, Cologran = cyclamate and saccharin; not in US, Sucaryl

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ERYTHRITOL
Sugar alcohol, Zerose, ZSweet

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GLYCEROL
Glycerin, Glycerine

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GLYCYRRHIZIN
Licorice

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HYDROGENATED STARCH HYDROLYSATE (HSH)
Sugar alcohol 

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ISOMALT
Sugar alcohol, ClearCut Isomalt, Decomalt, DiabetiSweet (also contains Acesulfame-K), Hydrogenated , Isomaltulose, Isomaltitol

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LACTITOL
Sugar alcohol

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MALTITOL
Sugar alcohol, Maltitol Syrup, Maltitol Powder, Hydrogenated High Maltose Content Glucose Syrup, Hydrogenated Maltose, Lesys , MaltiSweet (hard to find online to buy), SweetPearl

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MANNITOL
Sugar alcohol

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NEOTAME

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POLYDEXTROSE
Sugar alcohol (Derived from glucose and sorbitol)

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SACCHARIN
Acid saccharin, Equal Saccharin, Necta Sweet, Sodium Saccharin, Sweet N Low, Sweet Twin

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SORBITOL
Sugar alcohol, D-glucitol, D-glucitol syrup

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SUCRALOSE
1′,4,6′-Trichlorogalactosucrose, Trichlorosucrose, Equal Sucralose, NatraTaste Gold, Splenda

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TAGATOSE
Natrulose

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XYLITOL
Sugar alcohol, Smart Sweet, Xylipure, Xylosweet

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Remember that many of these are additives in a lot of our pre-packaged food products and also in many drinks as well. Please read the labels on these products. My rule is if you can’t pronounce it; don’t eat it.