It remains popular elsewhere, and is the sweetener behind Sweet’N Low in Canada. In the 1950s, scientists realized that the combination of the two (sold in Europe under brand names such as ...

An curved arrow pointing right. 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 ...

A widely used low-calorie sweetener derived from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant. Stevia leaves contain sweet compounds, making it a no-calorie sweetener and a popular sugar alternative.

Saccharin — the same stuff in Sweet'n Low — is the earliest-known artificial sweetener, dating back to its discovery in 1879. It's often found in soft drinks, fruit juices, baking products ...

We're a sweet-toothed nation ... for sweets Whether swapping sugar for a sweetener is truly healthy is harder to answer. Certainly, eating low-sugar, low-calorie products is no guarantee that ...