August 02, 2021

Ep. 108 Artificial Sweeteners Pt 2: 'Natural'

34 minutes

Hey everyone! This week's episode continues our discussion on non-nutritive sweeteners! Last week we discussed synthetic sweeteners, the ones made in labs like Sweet N Low or Splenda. But there are sweeteners on the market that are 'natural', like stevia or monkfruit. What is up with those sweeteners? Are they just different kinds of sugars, or are they something else entirely?

References:

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/9/7/756

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/01/whats-in-those-haribo-gummy-bears/283162/

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13197-011-0571-1

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/2/322

https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms14733

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monellin

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003986100917259

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