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Which of these sweeteners has FDA approved as a food additive?

Sucralose. Stevia and monk fruit reached the market a different way.

  1. Monk fruit extract
  2. Purified stevia extract
  3. Sucralose ✔

Why: Sucralose is on FDA's food additive list with sweeteners like aspartame and saccharin. Purified stevia and monk fruit extracts are allowed through GRAS notices, a different safety review route. All of them are permitted in food.

Huh, didn't know that: Saccharin was first discovered and used in 1879.

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What did the sugar packet say to the sweetener packet? You're sweet, but I'm the original.
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Sources

  1. High-Intensity Sweeteners (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/high-intensity-sweeteners
  2. Aspartame and Other Sweeteners in Food (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/aspartame-and-other-sweeteners-food

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