Low Calorie Sweeteners
What is a Low Calorie Sweetener
A low-calorie sweetener
gives consumers the sweet taste without the calories that come with sugar.
And the fewer calories we eat, the more likely we are to lose weight.
Low Calorie and No-Calorie
Sweeteners
A low-calorie sweetener like
aspartame isdeemed nutritive, but in practice is very low in calories
because of it's intense sweetness (200 times sweeter than sugar) which
means that the amounts needed to achieve the desired sweetness are so
small that it is considered virtually non-caloric. Non-nutritive sweeteners,
such as acesulfame K, saccharin and sucralose, are calorie-free because
they are not digested. At present, only aspartame, saccharin, acesulfame
potassium and sucralose are FDA-approved for use in America.
Sustainable Weight Loss
Diets Need Sweetness
It's easy to say "Give
up sugar" to someone who wants to lose weight, but in fact many diet-surveys
show that eliminating sugar leads to a fall in diet-compliance. Dieters
need sweetness in their eating plans, and for this reason alone, low-calorie
sweeteners are beneficial for weight loss. At present, more than 163 million
American adults consume low-calorie foods and beverages. This increasing
calorie awareness means that low calorie sweeteners are here to stay.
Calories & Sweeteners - More Information
Calories in Sugar/Sweeteners
Nutrition in Sugar
Calorie-Free Sweeteners
Low Calorie Sweeteners
Acesulfame K
Saccharin
Sucralose
Glycemic Index
For calorie details of 2500
Foods, see Calories
in Foods
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