Tag: Sucrose sweetness

When comparing sugar substitutes, one sugar alcohol stands out for its unique sweetness profile: xylitol. Among the choices of sorbitol, maltitol, xylitol, isomalt, and lactitol, only xylitol achieves a 100% sweetness relative to sucrose, providing a sugar-like taste without the same caloric load. This article explores the relative sweetness of various sugar alcohols, examining their properties and applications.

Aspartame is approximately 200 times sweeter than sucrose. This dramatic difference in sweetness intensity is the primary reason why aspartame, an artificial sweetener, can be used in tiny amounts to achieve the same taste as a much larger quantity of table sugar.