artificial sweetener

Noun

Meaning

artificial sweetener (plural artificial sweeteners)

A sugar substitute, a food additive that attempts to duplicate the effect of sugar in taste but usually with fewer calories.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

sorghum saccharin aspartame sugar substitute hypernymous by some definitions

Examples

According to market analysts Freedonia in 2012, the United States artificial sweetener market is set to grow at around 8% per year. Source: Internet

Acesulfame potassium is a potassium salt of 6-methyl-1,2,3-oxathiazine-4(3H)-one 2,2-dioxide which is an artificial sweetener that is molecularly nothing like aspartame (which is a methly ester of aspartic acid). Source: Internet

Since its approval by the United States government in 1998 citation and introduction there in 1999, sucralose has overtaken Equal in the $1.5-billion artificial sweetener market, holding a 62% market share. Source: Internet

Sugar-free supplements or chewing gum: Xylitol is an artificial sweetener that is dangerous to pets. Source: Internet

Zydus makes the artificial sweetener ‘Sugar Free’ and has is the market leader in this space with 95 per cent market share. Source: Internet

The company, Mamtek, was soliciting economic incentives from both state and local government to establish a plant in Missouri that would produce an artificial sweetener. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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