In this interview Neil E. Levin discusses the many different types of natural sweeteners and sugar alternatives. Neil explains the important distinctions between the many different classes of sweeteners and what makes each sweetener unique.
Here are some of the sweeteners we discuss:
Sugar (sucrose) – is sourced from sugar cane or from sugar beets
Forms of sugar: White sugar, brown sugar (light and dark), Sucanat® (from sugar cane juice), molasses
Other sugars: fructose, glucose, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, dextrose, lactose.
Liquid Sweeteners: Honey, maple syrup, rice syrup
Sugar alcohols: sorbitol, erythritol, xylitol
Plant sweeteners: stevia and monk fruit (luo han)
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