Manufacturers add many sweeteners—both natural and artificial—to almost every kind of food and beverage. This can make identifying or cutting back on added sweeteners challenging. To help, here is a list of over 400 sweetener ingredients and brand names (excluding variations like “raw”, “pure”, “local”, or “organic”).
Full-calorie sweeteners
Anything with “sugar” in the name
Sugar (Table sugar, White sugar, Granulated sugar)
Liquid sugar
Caramelized Sugar
Palm Sugar (Arenga sugar)
Beet sugar
Cane sugar, Brown cane sugar (Brand: Sun Crystals)
Castor sugar (Caster sugar, Superfine sugar, Ultrafine sugar, bar sugar)
Icing sugar (Confectioner’s sugar, Powdered sugar, 6X sugar, 10X sugar, 12X sugar, Glazing sugar)
Sanding sugar (Sugar sand)
Sparkling sugar
Rock sugar
Date sugar (Date powder)
Demerara sugar
Invert sugar (Inverted sugar, Invert cane sugar, Simple syrup, Sugar syrup, Sugar water, Bar syrup, Syrup USP, or Sucrose inversion)
White sugar
Brown sugar
Yellow sugar
Grape sugar
Golden sugar
Pearl sugar (Hail sugar, Nib sugar)
Coconut sugar, Coconut palm sugar, Coconut blossom sugar (Brands: Madhava coconut sugar, Nutiva coconut sugar)
Treacle sugar
Corn sugar (HFCS)
Decorative sugar
Fondant sugar
Maple sugar
Unrefined cane sugar, Whole cane sugar (Rapadura, Panela sugar, Piloncillo, Panocha, Penuche, Raspadura, Jaggery, Kokuto, Raw sugar, Barbados sugar, Muscovado, Muscovado sugar, Sucanat)
Simple sugars ending in “-ose”
Fructose (Levulose, Crystalline fructose) (Brand: Whey Low [also contains sucrose and lactose])
Glucose (Dextrose, Anhydrous dextrose) (Brand: Stevia in the Raw [also contains stevia])
Glucose solids
Galactose
Sucrose (Saccharose) (Brand: Whey Low [also contains fructose and lactose])
Lactose (Brand: Whey Low [also contains fructose and sucrose])
Maltose
Ribose (D-ribose)
Trehalose (Mycose, Tremalose) (Brands: SweetT, Treha, NewSweet [also contains stevia])
Lactulose (Galactofructose)
Cellobiose (Brand: Sun Cellobio)
Isomaltulose (Brand: Palatinose)
Xylose (D-Xylose, Wood sugar)
Any form of juice or concentrated fruit
Any evaporated juice (e.g. fruit, cane, beet)
Any dehydrated juice (e.g. apple, pear, orange)
Any juice concentrate (e.g. fruit, cherry, carrot, lemon)
Any fruit purée (e.g. strawberry)
Any fruit paste (e.g. raspberry)
Cane juice, Evaporated cane juice, Dehydrated cane juice
Any kind of syrup
Syrup
High fructose corn syrup (Isoglucose, Glucose fructose, Glucose fructose syrup, Fructose glucose, Fructose glucose syrup, HFCS, HFCS-42, HFCS-55, HFCS-90)
High maltose corn syrup (HMCS)
Golden syrup (Light treacle)
Buttered syrup
Carob syrup
Maple syrup
Refiner’s syrup, Refiners syrup, Refinery syrup
Beet syrup, Sugar beet syrup
Sorghum syrup (Sweet sorghum)
Brown sugar syrup
Corn syrup (HFCS, Corn syrup solids)
Corn syrup butter
Fructose glucose syrup (HFCS)
Fructose syrup
Glucose syrup, Glucose syrup solids
Rice syrup, Rice syrup solids, Brown rice syrup, Rice bran syrup, Rice malt syrup
Agave syrup
Birch syrup
Cane refinery syrup
Cane syrup, Sugar cane syrup, Invert cane syrup, Invert sugar cane syrup, Invert sugar syrup, Invert syrup, Dried cane syrup
Caramelized sugar syrup
Date syrup
Cane juice syrup, Evaporated cane juice syrup
Malt syrup (Malt sugar)
Oat syrup, Oat syrup solids
Coconut syrup
Tapioca syrup, Tapioca syrup solids
Pear syrup
Pineapple syrup
Wheat glucose syrup
Barley syrup, Barley malt syrup, Malt syrup
Any kind of nectar
Agave nectar (Brands: Nectavé, Madhava Agave, Bluava, Agave in the raw)
Date nectar
Raisin nectar
Coconut nectar, Coconut palm nectar, Coconut blossom nectar
Any kind of honey or molasses
Honey
Honey powder
Molasses (Black treacle)
Molasses powder
Molasses granules
Blackstrap molasses
Cane molasses
Sugarcane molasses
Sorghum molasses
Carob molasses
Pomegranate molasses
Any kind of dextrin
Dextrin (Brand: Nutriose)
Tapioca dextrin
Wheat dextrin
Corn dextrin (Brand: Nutriose)
Maltodextrin (Brands: Equal [also contains aspartame and acesulfame potassium], Cologran [also contains cyclamate and saccharin], Maltotame [also contains neotame])
Corn maltodextrin
Rice maltodextrin
Tapioca maltodextrin
Other
Malt extract
Barley malt, Barley malt extract
Diastatic malt (Diastatic malt powder)
Caramel
Corn sweetener (HFCS)
Turbinado
Florida crystals
Date crystals
Cane crystals
Sorghum extract
Reduced-calorie sweeteners
Sugar alcohols
Erythritol (E968) (Brands: C*Eridex, Lakanto [also contains monk fruit extract], Truvia, Zerose, ZSweet, Sugar Twin Stevia, Swerve [also contains oligosaccharides], Pyure Stevia [also contains stevia extract], Monk Fruit In The Raw [also contains monk fruit extract])
Isomalt (Isomaltitol, Hydrogenated isomaltulose, E953) (Brands: ClearCut, Decomalt, DiabetiSweet)
Lactitol (E966) (Brand: Lacty)
Maltitol (Maltitol syrup, Maltitol powder, Hydrogenated glucose syrup, Hydrogenated high maltose content glucose syrup, Hydrogenated maltose, E965) (Brands: Maltisweet, Maltisorb, SweetPearl, Lycasin, Lesys)
Mannitol (D-mannitol, E421) (Brand: Pearlitol)
Sorbitol (Glucitol, D-glucitol, D-glucitol syrup, Sorbitol syrup, D-sorbitol, E420) (Brand: Neosorb)
Xylitol (E967) (Brands: Ideal, Polysweet, Xylosweet, Smart Sweet, Xylipure, Xyla, Xylisorb, Zint Xylitol)
Hydrogenated starch hydrolysates (HSH, Polyglycitol syrup)
Glycerol (Glycerin, Glycerine, E422)
Inositol (Myo-inositol)
Sugar fibers
Fructan
Inulin (Beta(2-1)fructans, Chicory extract, Chicory inulin, Chicory root inulin, Chicory fiber, Chicory root fiber, Chicory root extract, Dahlia extract, Dahlia inulin, Inulina, Oligosaccharides) (Brands: Just Like Sugar, SomerSweet, Sweet Fiber, SweetPerfection, Swerve [also contains erythritol], Frutafit inulin, Oliggo–Fiber)
Fructooligosaccharides (FOS, Fructo Oligo Saccharides, Partially hydrolyzed inulin, Chicory Inulin Hydrolysate, Inulin Hydrolysate, Oligofructan, Oligofructose, Oligosaccharide Complex, Oligosaccharides, Short Chain Fructo-Oligosaccharides, SC-FOS) (Brand: Frutalose oligofructose)
Isomalto-oligosaccharides (IMO) (Brands: VitaClassic, VitaFiber Plus, Sukrin Fiber Syrup)
Maltooligosaccharides (Maltodextrin oligosaccharides)
Galactooligosaccharides (GOS, oligogalactosyllactose, oligogalactose, oligolactose, transgalactooligosaccharides, TOS)
Yacon syrup [contains both fructose and FOS] (Brands: Alovitox yacon syrup, Zint yacon syrup, Yacona Natural Yacon Sweetener)
Polydextrose
Resistant maltodextrin (Resistant dextrin, Soluble corn fiber, Resistant wheat dextrin, Soluble wheat fiber, Wheat dextrin, Soluble vegetable fiber) (Brand: Fibersol)
Sweet proteins
Brazzein (Brand: Cweet)
Curculin
Miraculin (Miracle fruit extract, Miracle fruit powder, Miracle fruit pulp, Miracle fruit protein) (Brands: WandaTaste MiracleBerry Fruit Powder, Mberry)
Monellin
Mabinlin
Pentadin
Thaumatin (E957) (Brand: Talin)
Other
Tagatose (Brands: Tagatesse, Natrulose)
DouxMatok Sugar (Brand: Incredo Sugar)
Allulose (D-allulose, Psicose, D-Psicose) (Brands: Dolcia Prima, Astraea Allulose, Color Me Keto Allulose)
Non-caloric sweeteners
Acesulfame potassium (Acesulfame K, AceK, Ac, E950) (Brands: Sunett, Sweet One)
Advantame (E969) [No brand names as of 2022]
Alitame (E956) (Brand: Aclame)
Aspartame (APM, Aspartyl-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester, E951) (Brands: Equal, NutraSweet, AminoSweet, Canderel, NatraTaste Blue)
Aspartame-Acesulfame Salt (E962) (Brands: Equal, TwinSweet)
Cyclamate (Calcium cyclamate, Sodium cyclamate, Cyclamic acid, E952) (Brands: Sugar Twin, Sucaryl, Cologran, Assugrin, Chuker, Hermesetas, Huxol, Novasweet, Rio, Sugromax)
Ethyl maltol (E637)
Glycyrrhizin (Glycyrrhizic acid, Glycyrrhizinic acid, E958)
Maltol (E636)
Monatin [Not yet commercially available as of 2022]
Monk fruit extract (Mogroside, Luo Han Guo, Lo Han Kuo, Monk fruit juice concentrate, Monk juice concentrate, Monk fruit powder, Swingle fruit extract, Siraitia grosvenorii fruit extract, SGFE, Reb M) (Brands: Purefruit, PureMonk, Sweet Sensation, Purisure, Monk Fruit In The Raw [also contains erythritol], Lakanto [also contains erythritol], Bestevia, Avansya)
Neohesperidin DC (Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone, NHDC, E959)
Neotame (E961) (Brands: Newtame, Maltotame [also contains maltodextrin])
Saccharin (Sodium saccharin, Potassium saccharin, Calcium saccharin, E954) (Brands: Sucaryl, Cologran, Heremesetas, Necta Sweet, Sweet’N Low, Sweet Twin, Equal Saccharin)
Stevia (Stevioside, Rebaudioside A, Steviol glycosides, Stevia leaf extract, Stevia leaf powder, E960) (Brands: NuStevia, PureVia, Truvia, Rebiana, Sugar Twin Stevia, SweetLeaf, Sun Crystals, SteviaSweet, Enliten, NewSweet [also contains trehalose], Nevella Stevia, Stevia in the Raw [also contains dextrose], Pyure Stevia [also contains erythritol])
Sucralose (1′,4,6′-Trichlorogalactosucrose, Trichlorosucrose, E955) (Brands: Splenda, EZ-Sweetz, Nevella, Sweetzfree, Equal Sucralose, NatraTaste Gold, Cafe Delight, FreeKal, N’Joy, Natural Mate, NuSweet, SucraDrops, ZeroCal sucralose, SucraPlus, CandyS, Cukren, Sukrana)
(The above list is based on dozens of sources. Please let me know if you notice any mistakes or omissions. Thank you!)