Sweetener
A sweetener is a substance added to food or drink to impart the flavor of sweetness, either because it contains a type of sugar, or because it contains a sweet-tasting sugar substitute. Various natural non-sugar sweeteners and artificial sweeteners are used to produced food and drink.

Description 
A sweetener is a substance added to food or drink to impart the flavor of sweetness, either because it contains a type of sugar, or because it contains a sweet-tasting sugar substitute.

List of sweeteners 
Many artificial sweeteners have been invented and are now used in commercially produced food and drink. Natural non-sugar sweeteners also exist, such as glycyrrhizin found in liquorice.
 Sugar
 Sugar alcohol
 Sucrose, or glucose-fructose, commonly called table sugar
 Fructose, or fruit sugar
 Glucose, or dextrose
 Sugar substitute, including artificial sweetener
 Syrups
 Agave syrup, or agave nectar
 Maple syrup
 Corn syrup
 High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), used industrially
 Honey
 Molasses
 Dates
 Glycyrrhizin, found in liquorice
 Unrefined sweetener

See also 
 Sweet (disambiguation)
 Sweetness (disambiguation)
 Sugar free (disambiguation)

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Food additives