Sweetener

Sweetener: 3.5/5 average safety

PlainIngredients tracks 52 sweetener food ingredients, with an average composite safety score of 3.5 out of 5 across the category. 7 are classified as banned by the FDA.

  • Category average safety: 3.5/5
  • 7 banned ingredients in this category

52 ingredients in this category.

4
Acesulfame K
Low Risk · Approved
3
Acesulfame Potassium (Ace-K)
Mixed · Approved
4
Advantame
Low Risk · Approved
4
Alitame
Low Risk · Approved
5
Allulose (D-Psicose)
Safe · GRAS
3
Aspartame
Mixed · Approved
1
Calcium Cyclamate
Banned · Banned
4
Corn Syrup Anticaking Agent or Free-flow Agent, Drying Agent
Low Risk · Approved
1
Cyclamate
Banned · Banned
4
Cyclamic Acid And Its Na And Ca Salts
Low Risk · Approved
4
D-xylose
Low Risk · Approved
1
Dulcin
Banned · Banned
4
Enzymatically Produced Steviol Glycosides
Low Risk · Approved
3
Erythritol
Mixed · GRAS
4
Glucosylated Steviol Glycosides
Low Risk · Approved
4
Glycyrrhizin
Low Risk · Approved
2
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)
Caution · GRAS
4
High Fructose Corn Syrup Nutritive
Low Risk · Approved
4
Invert Sugar
Low Risk · Approved
4
Invert Sugar Syrup Anticaking Agent or Free-flow Agent, Drying Agent
Low Risk · Approved
4
Lactose, Hydrolyzed Nutritive
Low Risk · Approved
4
Licorice Extract Powder (glycyrrhiza Spp.)
Low Risk · Approved
1
Magnesium Cyclamate
Banned · Banned
4
Malt Syrup (malt Extract) Color or Coloring Adjunct
Low Risk · Approved
4
Maltitol
Low Risk · GRAS
4
Maltose Nutritive
Low Risk · Approved
4
Mannitol Anticaking Agent or Free-flow Agent
Low Risk · Approved
4
Molasses (saccharum Officinarum L.) Nutritive
Low Risk · Approved
5
Monk Fruit Extract
Safe · GRAS
4
Neohesperidine Dihydrochalcone
Low Risk · Approved
4
Neotame
Low Risk · Approved
1
P-4000
Banned · Banned
4
Polyglycitol Syrup
Low Risk · Approved
1
Potassium Cyclamate
Banned · Banned
4
Rebaudioside From Multiple Gene Donors Expressed In Yarrowia Lipolityca
Low Risk · Approved
4
Saccharin
Low Risk · Approved
4
Saccharin And Its Salts
Low Risk · Approved
4
Saccharin, Ammonium Salt
Low Risk · Approved
4
Saccharin, Calcium Salt
Low Risk · Approved
4
Saccharin, Sodium Salt Antimicrobial Agent
Low Risk · Approved
4
Salt Of Aspartame-Acesulfame
Low Risk · Approved
1
Sodium Cyclamate
Banned · Banned
4
Sorbitol
Low Risk · GRAS
5
Stevia (Steviol Glycosides)
Safe · GRAS
3
Steviol Glycosides
Mixed · Approved
4
Steviol Glycosides From Stevia
Low Risk · Approved
4
Sucralose
Low Risk · Approved
4
Sucrose Liquid
Low Risk · Approved
4
Sucrose Nutritive
Low Risk · Approved
4
Tagatose
Low Risk · Approved
4
Thaumatin
Low Risk · Approved
4
Xylitol
Low Risk · Approved

Source: FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) Inventory, EU Food Additive Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008 FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) Inventory, EU Food Additive Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008

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