What Sweeteners Do You Use?
There’s no doubt that most of us love to use sweeteners in some of our foods. I’ll admit, I love cookies, candies and ice cream. I wish I didn’t! The ice cream is something I consider especially bad for me so I go very easy on it.
Recently I did an extensive overview of various types of sweeteners that people put in their foods. I tried to include all sweeteners but I know there are a few I have yet to add to the project which I posted at Natural and Artificial Sweeteners. I hope you have time to take a look at it. The report includes illustrations and videos that I believe are worth considering.
What we put into our bodies is one of the most important issues we’ll ever deal with. I’ve used chemical sweeteners in the past and am sorry I did. Now I use natural sweeteners. My favorite is maple syrup!
Sweeteners I included in my report are:
| Artificial Cyclamate Saccharin Sucralose Sorbitol Aspartame |
Natural Cane or Sugar Beet Sugar Raw Cane Sugar Corn Syrup Crystalline Fructose Agave Nectar Maple Syrup Stevia Honey Date Sugar Fruit Juice |
I’m working on including Rice Syrup. Am I forgetting anything else?
Once again you have provided us some very good useful information that will only benefit us to know. I can’t thank you enough for doing the legwork that it must entail to provide this research once again.
Happiest of Holidays,
Cheryl Beckham
Comment by Cheryl Beckham — Sunday, December 7, 2008 @ 5:40 pm
Two more you might consider are barley malt and molasses. Good work!
Comment by Jody — Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 2:47 pm
You forgot to mention Xylitol.
I use a combination of xylitol and cane sugar.
Comment by Erica — Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 12:59 pm
try to control sugar otherwise it will be a evil
Comment by niroshan — Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 2:41 am
I just use Tesco brand ones at the minute, they seem to be larger in size, but they have the same sweetness and taste as proper brand ones really…
I’m not sure if this blog is American, but Tesco is a UK supermarket, so just like a Walmart own branded product
Comment by Oliver — Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 6:15 am
I wanted to thank you for the work you did in compiling the sweeteners report. I just read it and watched a couple of the videos. I’ll be showing one of the videos on my site tomorrow (the aspartame one) and I’ll have a link to your site on my Friday Night Links post. I like to include healthy living and sustainable living on my site so your info is appreciated.
Bruce
Comment by Bruce > The BIG Desk — Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 9:45 pm
I must admit that I am not a big fan of artificial sweetners. I tend to go natural and use Demerera. However as I highlight in my website,, it must be done with moderation
Comment by Fat Loss Guide — Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 3:21 pm
Is it true that the sweeteners used in diet soda just make you more hungry and in the end you will eat more and gain more weight in that way?
Comment by Tjäna Pengar — Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 3:57 pm
I love Splenda, I use it with everything!
Comment by OLE Language Center — Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 5:09 pm
I love Splenda too.
Comment by simple life — Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 11:04 am
yum you can’t beat sugar!!!!
Comment by web celeb — Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:01 am
I find Aspartame makes my nightmares much worse and it leaves me feeling jumpy the next day.
I use less sugar if i use Demerera, so will stick to that for now.
Comment by Teddy Bear — Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 9:39 am
Stevia also has anti-diabetic effects so its not just a sweetener.
Comment by Stevia — Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 8:18 pm
I must admit that I am not a big fan of artificial sweetners. I tend to go natural and use Demerera. However as I highlight in my website,, it must be done with moderation
Comment by min7max — Monday, January 12, 2009 @ 5:59 pm
We use “Cane or Sugar Beet Sugar” as it is the most common sweetener in Indonesia, some food (canned, bottled and a kind to that) use artificial sweetener, but if the option is available,i prefer the natural one, safer (i heard the artificial could trigger a cancer)
Comment by Nugroho Adi Pratama — Monday, January 12, 2009 @ 11:35 pm
My absolute favorite sweetener is agave nectar. I make a killer thai coconut smoothie that uses agave…soooo good! You can’t go wrong with natural sweeteners!
Comment by Anna — Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 12:45 am
I used brown sugar and honey with my beverages. With my cooking, I also use brown sugar and apple sauce. I don’t know if apple sauce was considered natural or artificial sweetener–but it makes my pan cakes and cakes moist inside!
Comment by Rose | Love Quotes Scarves — Sunday, January 25, 2009 @ 3:55 am
I also try to avoid artificial sweeteners when possible. Maple syrup is one of my favourites. Unlike honey it is suitable for everyone to use (vegans included)
Comment by Vegan Shopping — Sunday, January 25, 2009 @ 10:25 am
Agave and honey are great substitutes for sweeteners, plus they aren’t that bad for you. I use agave regularly and I love it. I also use coconut sometimes. THanks for sharing.
Comment by Fish Houses — Monday, January 26, 2009 @ 10:12 am
Really great job showing us what sweeteners to ‘ingest’. I am not really a fan of artificial products like that, I like a spoonful of sugar in my morning coffee, but I guess honey would be better for whoever enjoys the taste:)
Comment by Dinora — Saturday, February 14, 2009 @ 10:14 pm
I love to use honey as sweeteners for my daily usage of tea. Honey is a perfect companion of tea. And it’s far from the reach of diabetes.
Comment by wholesale Sunglasses — Wednesday, February 25, 2009 @ 4:33 am
Really good information.
Comment by infrascape — Thursday, March 5, 2009 @ 4:57 am
The best thing is to check the labels on artificial sweetners, and we must not use the sweetners with these labels i.e.
Aspartame, Acesulfame Potassium (K), Saccharin or Sucralose
Equal®, NutraSweet® or Splenda®
using naturally grown sweetners is the best of all i.e.
xylitol, honey, and agave nectar
encourage your kids to drink purified water; it’s also good for people on sweetners. it’s better than diet drinks.
Comment by Sweet Recipes — Wednesday, March 11, 2009 @ 5:03 am
I like to use agave nectar and honey whenever I need to sweeten the taste of my foods. But this is not often because I don’t like adding any condiments much. Whenever I crave for something sweet, I eat fresh fruits salad drizzled with natural honey.
Comment by Rose | Nuviderm — Sunday, March 15, 2009 @ 8:08 am
Sounds good, Rose! I would love to have a fruit salad about right now.
Comment by Linda — Sunday, March 15, 2009 @ 11:44 am
I love honey as sweeteners , I use it with everything!
Comment by Wholesale Stickers — Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 2:42 am
I don’t use sweeters….really!
Comment by munten — Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 5:39 am
How about molasses?
I can’t stand to use artificial stuff for baking, the aftertaste is just something I can’t get over. It just tastes fake…
Comment by Betty — Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 10:17 am
Thank you for sharing valuable information. Unfortunately, the only thing I know here is cane. That is so stupid of me. Anyway, I’ll research on this.
Comment by Catherine | Classical Crossover Music — Tuesday, March 17, 2009 @ 12:48 am
Yes, the natural products are always better that the ones with artificial flavors.
Comment by Mexican Breakfast — Monday, March 23, 2009 @ 3:06 pm
I would like to use the natural ones as they will serve dual purpose. They will sweeten my dishes and they are nutritious too and have no side effects.But those suffering from diabetes should be careful as you should not consume honey or sugar.
Thanks
john
Comment by KY's Commonwealth Eye Surgery — Monday, April 20, 2009 @ 10:04 pm
Thanks for that report. It is also important to note that SOME artificial sweeteners act so similar to sugar biologically that they can affect insulin levels. So you may not be getting the calories but it is having a negative affect on the body’s insulin levels canceling out it’s benefit of no calories.
Comment by Play Kitchens — Tuesday, May 19, 2009 @ 12:57 pm
I stay as far away as I can from artificial sweeteners. Stevia is the only sweetener I’ve used for years. Good lens btw
Comment by Mercola — Wednesday, May 20, 2009 @ 11:20 pm
thanks post,I just use Tesco brand ones at the minute,it is really good idea
Comment by louis vuitton — Friday, June 19, 2009 @ 8:18 pm