Hidden sources of Artificial sweeteners
Sugar alcohols and artificial sweeteners in "diet" and "sugar-free" products.
Where it hides
- "Sugar-free" or "no sugar added" yogurt, pudding, and ice cream — these usually rely on sugar alcohols (sorbitol, xylitol, erythritol) or sucralose to replace the sugar
- Protein bars, protein powders, and meal-replacement shakes — sweetened with sugar alcohols or stevia/monk fruit blends to keep sugar counts low
- Sugar-free gum, mints, and cough drops — xylitol and sorbitol are common gum sweeteners and are easy to underestimate by volume chewed over a day
- Toothpaste and chewable vitamins — sweetened with sugar alcohols for taste, and can add up if swallowed or used frequently
- "Keto" or "low-carb" baked goods and syrups — marketed on carb count, but the sweetener doing the work is often a sugar alcohol blend
- Ingredient names ending in "-ol" (sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, erythritol, maltitol) — these are the sugar-alcohol tell on a label even when "sweetener" isn't in the product name
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