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Main sweeteners and their sources
Health Promotion Knowledge Gateway

High- intensity sweeteners

Sweetener
E-Number
Use in foods and dietary sources ( ISA 2024 (pdf) , EFSA webpage   )
Acesulfame KE950
  • Table-top sweeteners
  • Replacing sugar in a range of processed foods
    and beverages such as soft drinks,
    confectionery, desserts, jams, chewing gums
AspartameE951
AdvantameE969
CyclamatesE952
Enzymatically produced steviol glycosidesE960c
Glycosilated steviol glycosidesE960d
Neohesperidine DCE959
NeotameE961
SaccharinsE954
Salt of Aspartame-AcesulfameE962
Steviol glycosides from SteviaE960a
SucraloseE955
ThaumatinE957

Polyols

Sweetener
E-Number
Use in foods and dietary sources ( EPA webpage  )
ErythritolE968
  • Replacing sugar in a range of sugar-free or reduced-energy products such as:
    • confectionery (e.g.  candies)
    • baked goods (e.g. cakes, biscuits)
    • ice-cream, desserts
    • jams, crystallised fruit
    • sauces
  • Table-top sweeteners
IsomaltE953
LactitolsE966
MaltitolsE965
MannitolE421
Polyglycitol SyrupE964
SorbitolsE420
XylitolE967