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nonnutritive — non·nu·tri·tive n(y)ü trət iv adj not relating to or providing nutrition <nonnutritive sweeteners> … Medical dictionary
food additive — additive (def. 4). * * * ▪ food processing Introduction any of various chemical substances added to foods to produce specific desirable effects. Additives such as salt, spices, and sulfites have been used since ancient times to preserve… … Universalium
sweetener — /sweet n euhr/, n. 1. something that sweetens, as sugar or a low calorie synthetic product used instead of sugar. 2. an added inducement: such sweeteners as tax breaks and low cost loans. [1640 50; SWEETEN + ER1] * * * ▪ food any of various … Universalium
Acesulfame potassium — Chembox new ImageFile = Acesulfame K.png ImageSize = 194px IUPACName = potassium 6 methyl 2,2 dioxo oxathiazin 4 olate OtherNames = Acesulfame KAce K Section1 = Chembox Identifiers EINECS = 259 715 3 CASNo = 55589 62 3 PubChem = 198606 SMILES =… … Wikipedia
Saccharin — Chembox new Reference= [ Merck Index , 11th Edition, 8282.] ImageFile=Saccharin 2D skeletal.png ImageSize=160px ImageFile1=Saccharin 3D balls.png ImageSize1=200px IUPACName=1,1 Dioxo 1,2 benzothiazol 3 one OtherNames= Benzoic sulfinide E954… … Wikipedia
nutritional disease — Introduction any of the nutrient related diseases and conditions that cause illness in humans. They may include deficiencies or excesses in the diet, obesity and eating disorders, and chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease,… … Universalium
Sugar substitute — Sweetener redirects here. For other uses, see Sweetener (disambiguation). Sugar free redirects here. For other uses, see Sugar free (disambiguation). Packets of Assugrin, a brand of cyclamate. A sugar substitute is a food additive that duplicates … Wikipedia
aspartame — /euh spahr taym, a spahr , as peuhr taym /, n. a white, crystalline, odorless, slightly water soluble noncarbohydrate powder, C14H18N2O5, synthesized from amino acids, that is 150 200 times as sweet as sugar: used as a low calorie sugar… … Universalium
cyclamate — /suy kleuh mayt , sik leuh /, n. any of several chemical compounds used as a noncaloric sweetening agent in foods and beverages: banned by the FDA in 1970 as a possible carcinogen. [1950 55; CYCLAM(IC ACID) + ATE2] * * * ▪ chemistry… … Universalium
