What is an artificial sweetener?
Artificial sweeteners are considered “free foods”. (2)
They were designed in a lab, have no calories, and do not raise blood sugar levels. (2)
What are types of artificial sweeteners?
Acesulfame Potassium (1, 2) – Sweet One, Swiss Sweet, Sunett (2)
aspartame (2) – NutraSweet, Equal (2) – people with phenylketonuria should avoid (2)
saccharin (2) – Sweet’N Low, Sugar Twin (2) – avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding (2)
sucralose (1, 2) Spenda (2)
advantame (2)
Neotame (Newtame) (2)
Resources
1. https://www.truelemon.com/products/true-lemon
2. https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/artificial-sweeteners-diabetes-patients
