Do you ever wonder if there’s a difference between sugar and all those artificial sweeteners you put in your coffee? It turns out, there are a number of key distinctions between them. Following is a transcript of the video.
What’s the difference between artificial sweeteners and sugar? Turns out, the main difference is sweetness and sugar is probably the least-sweet option. That’s right, artificial sweeteners are hundreds of times sweeter than sugar. And they offer a low-cal alternative to sugar.
Equal (brand name for Aspartame)
- Discovered in 1965
- First approved by the FDA in 1981
- Is the only FDA approved nutritive sweetener, meaning it adds caloric value to a meal
- It loses its sweetness when heated and therefore is not used in baked goods
- People w/ advanced liver disease and a metabolic condition called phenylketonuria
Splenda (brand name for Sucralose)
- Discovered in 1976
- First approved by the FDA IN 1998
- Starts out as sugar, but is chemically modified to have 0 calories
- It keeps its sweetness when heated and therefore is used in baked goods
Sweet’N Low (brand name for saccharin)
- Discovered in 1879
- Earliest artificial sweetener on the market
- Although it contains 4 calories per packet, the body can't metabolizeit
- So it adds no caloric or nutritional value to a meal
- Theodore Roosevelt reportedly was a fan of saccharin
This video was originally published on November 6, 2016.
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