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| − | {{sweetener|*}} | [[Cookbook:Basic foodstuffs|Basic foodstuffs]] | + | {{wikipedia::Sweeteners|Sweeteners}} |
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| − | [[Image:Runny hunny.jpg|thumb|right|Honey]]
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| − | [[Image:Sugar White.jpg|right|thumb|White sugar]]
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| − | [[Image:Zucker.jpg|right|thumb|A magnified view of sugar crystals]]
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| − | [[Image:Sugar Brown.jpg|right|thumb|Brown sugar]]
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| − | A sweetener is a food additive which adds the basic taste of sweetness to a food; it may come from a natural source or it may be artificially manufactured.
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| − | ==Natural Sweeteners==
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| − | ===Sugar===
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Sugar|sugar]]
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| − | ===Liquid sweeteners===
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Agave Syrup|Agave syrup]]
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Apple|apple]] juice concentrate
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Cane Syrup|cane syrup]] (US) aka [[Cookbook:Golden Syrup|golden syrup]] (AUS/NZ) aka [[Cookbook:Light Treacle|light treacle]] (UK)
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Corn Syrup|corn syrup]]
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Gula Jawa|Gula Jawa]]
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Honey|honey]]
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Maple Syrup|maple syrup]]
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Molasses|molasses]]
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| − | **[[Cookbook:Blackstrap|blackstrap]] (US) = [[Cookbook:Dark Treacle|dark treacle]] (UK & AUS)
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Simple syrup|Simple syrup]]
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Sorghum|sorghum]] aka sorghum molasses aka sorghum syrup
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Stevia|stevia]]
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| − | ==Artificial sweeteners==
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| − | The list below includes the apparent sweetness of the sweetener, when compared to granulated sugar, and also includes the common trademarked names these sweeteners are often sold as.
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Acesulfame Potassium|acesulfame potassium]] (also known as Acesulfame-K or Ace-K) - 200x
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Alitame|alitame]]
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Aspartame|aspartame]] - 160x (trademarked as ''Equal'' and ''Nutrasweet'')
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Cyclamate|cyclamate]] (calcium cyclamate or sodium cyclamate) - 30x
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Glucitol|glucitol]]
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Isomalt|isomalt]]
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Saccharin|saccharin]] (also spelled saccarine, saccarin, or saccharine) - 300x (''Sweet'n Low'')
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Sorbitol|sorbitol]]
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Steva|stevia]] - 250x (also called Steviosides, or Sweetleaf. Marketed as a 'Dietary Supplement'. Truvia and PureVia are sweeteners partially derived from Stevia. )
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Sucralose|sucralose]] (trademarked as ''Splenda'' or ''Splendar'') - 600x
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Xylitol|xylitol]] - 1x (gram for gram); 1.5x (joule for joule)
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