Sugar and Substitutes

• Essential Sugars

• Introduction – an overview on the topic

• Acesulfame – an artificial sweetener
• Alitame – an artificial sweetener
• Aspartame – an artificial sweetener
• Classification of Carbohydrates – a listing of the classification of carbohydrates
• Forms of Sugar – simple and compound sugars, and a listing of various forms of sugar
• Harmful Effects of Sugar – a list of 120
• Fructose – the sugar formed in fruit
• Lactose – the sugar formed in milk
• Maltose – the sugar formed in malt and grains
• Molasses – definition and types
• Neotame – an artificial sweetener
• Saccharin – an artificial sweetener
• Splenda – an artificial sweetener
• Stevia – describes a natural sweetener that has been available for centuries
• Sucrose – the sugar formed in sugar cane, sugar beets, and maple syrup
• Sugar Alcohols – the characteristics and the problems of these sweeteners
• Sugar in Food – a listing of foods that are forms of sugar
• Sugar-Related Disorders – physical ailments resulting from over-consumption of sugar
• Sweet Taste Test – a test for possible diabetes
• Tagatose – an artificial sweetener
  
  
  
  
  
  

  See also: Bee Products.
  See also: Honey.
  See also: Intense Sweetness Surpasses Cocaine Reward – an external link.

  See micro-photos of sugar.

This page was updated in August 2007.