Artificial sugar substitutes Acesulfame-K Acesulfame potassium – 200× sweetness (by weight), Nutrinova, E950, FDA approved 2003 Alitame – 2,000× sweetness (by weight), Pfizer, pending FDA approval Aspartame – 160–200× sweetness (by weight), NutraSweet, E951, FDA approved 1981 Cyclamate – 30× sweetness (by weight), Abbott, E952, FDA banned 1969, pending re-approval Dulcin – 250× sweetness (by weight), FDA banned 1950 Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone – 1,500× sweetness (by weight), E959 Neotame – 8,000× sweetness (by weight), NutraSweet, FDA approved 2002 P-4000 – 4,000× sweetness (by weight), FDA banned 1950 Saccharin – 300× sweetness (by weight), E954, FDA approved 1958 Sucralose – 600× sweetness (by weight), Tate & Lyle, FDA approved 1998 Natural sugar substitutes Brazzein – Protein, 2,000× sweetness of sucrose (by weight), Exxx Curculin – Protein, 550× sweetness (by weight), Exxx Erythritol – 0.7× sweetness (by weight), 14× sweetness of sucrose (by food energy), 0.05× energy density of sucrose Fructose Glycyrrhizin – 50× sweetness (by weight) Glycerol – 0.6× sweetness (by weight), 0.55× sweetness (by food energy), 1.075× energy density, E422 Hydrogenated starch hydrolysates – 0.4–0.9× sweetness (by weight), 0.5–1.2× sweetness (by food energy), 0.75× energy density Isomalt – 0.45–0.65× sweetness (by weight), 0.9–1.3× sweetness (by food energy), 0.5× energy density, E953 Lactitol – 0.4× sweetness (by weight), 0.8× sweetness (by food energy), 0.5× energy density, E966 Mabinlin – Protein, 100× sweetness (by weight), Exxx Maltitol – 0.9× sweetness (by weight), 1.7× sweetness (by food energy), 0.525× energy density, E965 Mannitol – 0.5× sweetness (by weight), 1.2× sweetness (by food energy), 0.4× energy density, E421 Miraculin – Protein, n× sweetness (by weight), Exxx Monellin – Protein, 3,000× sweetness (by weight), Exxx Pentadin – Protein, 500× sweetness (by weight), Exxx Sorbitol – 0.6× sweetness (by weight), 0.9× sweetness (by food energy), 0.65× energy density, E420 Stevia – 250× sweetness (by weight) Tagatose – 0.92× sweetness (by weight), 2.4× sweetness (by food energy), 0.38× energy density Thaumatin – Protein, 2,000× sweetness (by weight), E957 Xylitol – 1.0× sweetness (by weight), 1.7× sweetness (by food energy), 0.6× energy density, E967