Are Some Sweeteners Better Than Others?
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Meet Constantine Fahlberg. He’s a Russian chemist who, back in 1879, was working with some compounds derived from coal tar. One evening he was eating bread and found it tasted sweet. His napkin was sweet too, and his water tasted like syrup. Fahlberg had discovered the first artificial sweetener - Saccharin. It’s one of the many things you can use to make your food or drinks sweeter. We know that too much sweet stuff is bad for us, but are some sweeteners better than others? There’s so much information out there that it’s hard to sort out fact from fiction. Let’s unpack what’s really best for you. First up is natural sweeteners. They come from things found in nature, like sugar from sugar cane, honey from bees, and maple syrup from maple trees. Pl...
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Meet Constantine Fahlberg. He’s a Russian chemist who, back in 1879, was working with some compounds derived from coal tar. One evening he was eating bread and found it tasted sweet. His napkin was sweet too, and his water tasted like syrup. Fahlberg had discovered the first artificial sweetener - Saccharin. It’s one of the many things you can use to make your food or drinks sweeter. We know that too much sweet stuff is bad for us, but are some sweeteners better than others? There’s so much information out there that it’s hard to sort out fact from fiction. Let’s unpack what’s really best for you. First up is natural sweeteners. They come from things found in nature, like sugar from sugar cane, honey from bees, and maple syrup from maple trees. Pl...
