Carbohydrates – Sugars, Sugar Alcohols and Artificial Sweetners

**Sweetness of Sugars and Alternatives**
TYPE OF SWEETNER	SWEETNESS (relative to sucrose)	TYPICAL SOURCES
SIMPLE SUGARS
Lactose	0.2	Dairy
Maltose	0.4	Germinating(sprouted) seeds
Glucose	0.7	Corn Syrup
Sucrose	1.0	Table sugar
Fructose	1.7	fruit, honey, sweetner(HFCS in soft drinks)
SUGARS ALCOHOLS
Sorbitol	0.6	Diet candies, sugarless gums
Mannitol	0.7	Diet candies, sugarless gums
Xylitol	0.9	Diet candies, sugarless gums
ARTIFICIAL SWEETNERS
Aspartame(Nutrasweet)	200	Diet soft drinks, powder sweetners
Acesulfame-K 200	200	Sugarless gum, diet drink mixes
Saccharin	500	Diet soft drinks, powder sweetners
Sucralose	600	Diet soft drinks, sugarless gum, cold desserts