Medically reviewed by Melissa Nieves, LND Key Takeaways Monk fruit and stevia are both natural and calorie-free sweeteners.Monk fruit may have fewer reported side effects compared to stevia.Stevia and ...

It’s not far-fetched to call natural sweetener an ingredient superhero for flavoring up your everyday foods and drinks with little to no calories. That said, it’s worth double-checking the label to ...

For decades, we've heard mixed messages about using sugar substitutes to lose weight. But new research shows some of them ...

Monk Fruit Sweetener: Is It Good for You? This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Some people looking to cut back on table sugar without sacrificing taste are jumping on the ...

The law will define UPFs as those containing certain substances, including non-nutritive sweeteners. The law gave examples of ...

If you've been reading your food labels lately, you may have noticed an unusual ingredient popping up in energy drinks, yogurt, ice cream, and many more packaged goods sold at your local supermarket ...

Sugar consumption has a significant impact on brain health, influencing everything from mood to cognitive function. Excess sugar intake has been linked to inflammation, memory issues, and an increased ...

When you still want sweetness but not the calories and health concerns that come with loads of sugar, you might turn to zero- or low-calorie sugar substitutes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

The extract from monk fruit has become somewhat of a no-calorie celebrity in the burgeoning $8 billion global market for sugar substitutes. The fruit is extremely sweet — and rare. The inner pulp of ...

Monk fruit has overcome the scalability issues to be a solid contender for stevia's natural sweetener crown. But the fruit's higher price tag and stevia's taste problem still means monk fruit-stevia ...

As industry considers how best to reduce sugar in sweetened food and beverages, could fruit-derived ingredients provide a ‘natural’ alternative to the refined sweet stuff? With obesity rates tripling ...

“Don’t have too much sugar.” It’s something mothers tell children from a young age, and maybe a sentiment that sticks with adults somewhere in the back of their minds. But who actually counts the ...