Non-nutritive sweeteners Contain few or zero calories compared to regular table sugar Intensely sweet and small quantity is required to confer the desired level of sweetness Also known as artificial sweeteners, sugar substitutes and high intensity sweeteners In 1879, Constantin Fahlberg was trying to develop a food preservative from coal tar and accidentally he tasted the substance which was overly sweet. You can commonly find non-nutritive sweeteners in References: Tandel K. R. (2011). Sugar substitutes: Health controversy over perceived benefits. J Pharmacol Pharmacother. 2011 Oct-Dec; 2(4): 236–243. Abigail Raffner, Rodriguez-Palacios […]
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