Sweetener
noun
A substance used to give a sweet taste to food or drink.
He uses a non-sugar sweetener in his coffee.

Often appears as...
- artificial sweetener
- sugar sweetener
noun
Something that makes a situation or offer more attractive.
The company added a sweetener of a signing bonus to attract new employees.

Often appears as...
- financial sweetener
- deal sweetener
Usage tips
Approving
noun
A substance used to give a sweet taste to food or drink.
He uses a non-sugar sweetener in his coffee.

Often appears as...
- artificial sweetener
- sugar sweetener
noun
Something that makes a situation or offer more attractive.
The company added a sweetener of a signing bonus to attract new employees.

Often appears as...
- financial sweetener
- deal sweetener
Usage tips
Approving
Definition 1 of 2

Dietary Context
Often used when discussing diets, health, and food products.

Many diet beverages contain an artificial sweetener instead of sugar.
Healthier Option
Seen as a healthier or low-calorie alternative to sugar.

She prefers using honey as a natural sweetener in her tea.
Cooking Ingredient
Commonly referenced in cooking and baking recipes.

The recipe calls for a sugar sweetener like Stevia.
Dietary Context
Often used when discussing diets, health, and food products.

Many diet beverages contain an artificial sweetener instead of sugar.
Healthier Option
Seen as a healthier or low-calorie alternative to sugar.

She prefers using honey as a natural sweetener in her tea.
Cooking Ingredient
Commonly referenced in cooking and baking recipes.

The recipe calls for a sugar sweetener like Stevia.
Dietary Context
Often used when discussing diets, health, and food products.

Many diet beverages contain an artificial sweetener instead of sugar.
Healthier Option
Seen as a healthier or low-calorie alternative to sugar.

She prefers using honey as a natural sweetener in her tea.
Cooking Ingredient
Commonly referenced in cooking and baking recipes.

The recipe calls for a sugar sweetener like Stevia.
Video examples
Toothpaste PIPE Ingredients...
because if it dissolves in water then it's no longer a solid and it can't rub stuff off my teeth and I'm going to use something that you can find in rocks all over nature calcium carbonate otherwise known as chalk and because I don't want my toothpaste to taste horrible I'm going to use sila tall as a sweetener and peppermint oil as a flavoring I've
Video examples
The history of the world...
These mountains of maize inspired numerous corn concoctions. Cornstarch could be used as a thickening agent for everything from gasoline to glue or processed into a low-cost sweetener known as High-Fructose Corn Syrup. Maize quickly became one of the cheapest animal feeds worldwide. This allowed for inexpensive meat production,
Video examples
What happens in your...
that sugar-reduced milkshake. And we can create healthier foods without compromising taste, because we can measure the response to different sweeteners and find the sweetener that gives the response that's more similar to the response from sugar. And furthermore, we can just help create healthier foods,
Video examples
Thank You for Watching!...
we've been airing them weekly and if you've been keeping track you know that that means that last week's episode about gum sweetener was our last episode of season 1 and I just wanted to say thank you whether you just watched or you watched and commented or tweeted with episode ideas or ways to make my
Video examples
How synthetic biology...
of exceptionally efficient manufacturing facilities. And it's amazing. You can make the same chemicals that are made from oil and you couldn't tell the difference. That includes directly producing plastic, flavor, fragrances, sweetener and so much more.
Video examples
Marla Spivak: Why bees...
because there's something about honeybees that draws people into their world. Humans have been drawn to honeybees since early recorded history, mostly to harvest their honey, which is an amazing natural sweetener. I got drawn into the honeybee world
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Dennis vanEngelsdorp:...
And so, it's a very dynamic, and I think, historic and exciting community to be involved with. Of course, the real importance for bees is not the honey. And although I highly encourage you, all use honey. I mean, it's the most ethical sweetener,
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Euvin Naidoo: Africa as...
replanting and redeveloping their forests. Why is that important? As the energy needs are met and electricity is needed poles for rolling out electricity. But here is the sweetener in the deal. They're going to be tapping into carbon credits.
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What Makes Sugar-Free...
takes a lot more than just sugar to make gum sweet so can I make my own gum sweetener from scratch without sugar hit the stuff inside your stuff ingredients the ingredients in this popular gum are and the ones responsible for flavor are
Video examples
Secret Formula of...
that there's no taste and odor carryover from our source the coca-cola company also counts on its bottlers to add coke second main ingredient the sweetener in most of the world the sweetener is sugar
Video examples
Toothpaste PIPE Ingredients...
because if it dissolves in water then it's no longer a solid and it can't rub stuff off my teeth and I'm going to use something that you can find in rocks all over nature calcium carbonate otherwise known as chalk and because I don't want my toothpaste to taste horrible I'm going to use sila tall as a sweetener and peppermint oil as a flavoring I've
Video examples
The history of the world...
These mountains of maize inspired numerous corn concoctions. Cornstarch could be used as a thickening agent for everything from gasoline to glue or processed into a low-cost sweetener known as High-Fructose Corn Syrup. Maize quickly became one of the cheapest animal feeds worldwide. This allowed for inexpensive meat production,
Video examples
What happens in your...
that sugar-reduced milkshake. And we can create healthier foods without compromising taste, because we can measure the response to different sweeteners and find the sweetener that gives the response that's more similar to the response from sugar. And furthermore, we can just help create healthier foods,
Video examples
Thank You for Watching!...
we've been airing them weekly and if you've been keeping track you know that that means that last week's episode about gum sweetener was our last episode of season 1 and I just wanted to say thank you whether you just watched or you watched and commented or tweeted with episode ideas or ways to make my
Video examples
How synthetic biology...
of exceptionally efficient manufacturing facilities. And it's amazing. You can make the same chemicals that are made from oil and you couldn't tell the difference. That includes directly producing plastic, flavor, fragrances, sweetener and so much more.
Video examples
Marla Spivak: Why bees...
because there's something about honeybees that draws people into their world. Humans have been drawn to honeybees since early recorded history, mostly to harvest their honey, which is an amazing natural sweetener. I got drawn into the honeybee world
Video examples
Dennis vanEngelsdorp:...
And so, it's a very dynamic, and I think, historic and exciting community to be involved with. Of course, the real importance for bees is not the honey. And although I highly encourage you, all use honey. I mean, it's the most ethical sweetener,
Video examples
Euvin Naidoo: Africa as...
replanting and redeveloping their forests. Why is that important? As the energy needs are met and electricity is needed poles for rolling out electricity. But here is the sweetener in the deal. They're going to be tapping into carbon credits.
Video examples
What Makes Sugar-Free...
takes a lot more than just sugar to make gum sweet so can I make my own gum sweetener from scratch without sugar hit the stuff inside your stuff ingredients the ingredients in this popular gum are and the ones responsible for flavor are
Video examples
Secret Formula of...
that there's no taste and odor carryover from our source the coca-cola company also counts on its bottlers to add coke second main ingredient the sweetener in most of the world the sweetener is sugar
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Quote examples
Akhil Sharma
Indian Author
During my breakdown, many things, tiny things I had not even registered before, had begun to torment me with guilt. I used to steal Splenda from Starbucks. I would go into a Starbucks whenever I needed the sweetener and would take a fistful of packets, even when I didn't buy a coffee.

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Suzanne Somers
American Actress
Artificial sweeteners may trigger cravings for other sweet foods. When your body is not fed nutrients, it asks again and again for more food, triggering heavy-duty cravings for fattening, sugary foods. Artificial sweeteners also mess with your metabolism.

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Mark Hyman
American Author
My advice is to give up stevia, aspartame, sucralose, sugar alcohols like xylitol and malitol, and all of the other heavily-used and marketed sweeteners unless you want to slow down your metabolism, gain weight, and become an addict.

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James Wolcott
American Critic
It's the contemporary woman that movies don't know what to do with, other than bathe her in a bridal glow in romantic comedies where both the romance and the comedy are artificial sweeteners.

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Nell Newman
American Businesswoman
Barley malt has a really deep, rich taste. A lot of manufacturers have switched over to corn syrup over the years because it's a cheaper sweetener, but it doesn't have the flavor.

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Marisol Nichols
American Actress
I use Stevia instead of sweetener. I add it to coffee or tea instead of sugar - you can even cook with it. The vanilla flavor is to die for!

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Joseph Addison
English Writer
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.

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Jillian Michaels
American Athlete
Fake fat, fake colours, fake flavours, fake sweeteners: this is poison.

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John Osborne
English Playwright
In London, love and scandal are considered the best sweeteners of tea.

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Henry Fielding
English Novelist
Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

Quote examples
Akhil Sharma
Indian Author
During my breakdown, many things, tiny things I had not even registered before, had begun to torment me with guilt. I used to steal Splenda from Starbucks. I would go into a Starbucks whenever I needed the sweetener and would take a fistful of packets, even when I didn't buy a coffee.

Quote examples
Suzanne Somers
American Actress
Artificial sweeteners may trigger cravings for other sweet foods. When your body is not fed nutrients, it asks again and again for more food, triggering heavy-duty cravings for fattening, sugary foods. Artificial sweeteners also mess with your metabolism.

Quote examples
Mark Hyman
American Author
My advice is to give up stevia, aspartame, sucralose, sugar alcohols like xylitol and malitol, and all of the other heavily-used and marketed sweeteners unless you want to slow down your metabolism, gain weight, and become an addict.

Quote examples
James Wolcott
American Critic
It's the contemporary woman that movies don't know what to do with, other than bathe her in a bridal glow in romantic comedies where both the romance and the comedy are artificial sweeteners.

Quote examples
Nell Newman
American Businesswoman
Barley malt has a really deep, rich taste. A lot of manufacturers have switched over to corn syrup over the years because it's a cheaper sweetener, but it doesn't have the flavor.

Quote examples
Marisol Nichols
American Actress
I use Stevia instead of sweetener. I add it to coffee or tea instead of sugar - you can even cook with it. The vanilla flavor is to die for!

Quote examples
Joseph Addison
English Writer
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.

Quote examples
Jillian Michaels
American Athlete
Fake fat, fake colours, fake flavours, fake sweeteners: this is poison.

Quote examples
John Osborne
English Playwright
In London, love and scandal are considered the best sweeteners of tea.

Quote examples
Henry Fielding
English Novelist
Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

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