Description
Sweeteners are food additives (other than a mono- or disaccharide sugar), which impart a sweet taste to a food.
Additives of this type are used in the food industry as sweeteners, intense sweeteners, and bulk sweeteners.
Additives in the category «Sweeteners»
E420 – Sorbitols
Low danger
Plant origin
Artificial origin
Humectants
Sequestrants
Sweeteners
Texturizers
Emulsifiers
Bulking agents
Stabilizers
Thickeners
E420 – Sorbitols
E420(i) – Sorbitol
Low danger
Plant origin
Artificial origin
Bulking agents
Humectants
Sequestrants
Stabilizers
Sweeteners
Thickeners
E420(i) – Sorbitol
E420(ii) – Sorbitol syrup
Low danger
Plant origin
Artificial origin
Bulking agents
Humectants
Sequestrants
Stabilizers
Sweeteners
Thickeners
E420(ii) – Sorbitol syrup
E421 – Mannitol
Low danger
Plant origin
Artificial origin
Anticaking agents
Sweeteners
Bulking agents
Humectants
Stabilizers
Thickeners
E421 – Mannitol
E950 – Acesulfame potassium
Low danger
Synthetic origin
Sweeteners
Flavour enhancers
E950 – Acesulfame potassium
E953 – Isomalt (Hydrogenated isomaltulose)
Low danger
Microbiological origin
Artificial origin
Anticaking agents
Glazing agents
Sweeteners
Bulking agents
Stabilizers
Thickeners
E953 – Isomalt (Hydrogenated isomaltulose)
E955 – Sucralose (Trichlorogalactosucrose)
Sweeteners
Flavour enhancers
E955 – Sucralose (Trichlorogalactosucrose)
E960a – Steviol glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni (Steviol glycosides from Stevia)
Sweeteners
E960a – Steviol glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni (Steviol glycosides from Stevia)
E960b – Steviol glycosides from fermentation
Sweeteners
E960b – Steviol glycosides from fermentation
E960b(i) – Rebaudioside A from multiple gene donors expressed in Yarrowia lipolytica
Sweeteners