This sugar-free version of the famous Swiss herbal cough drops has 1.5 mg of menthol and also contains peppermint, thyme and lemon balm, for a slightly medicinal but not overwhelming mouth feel.

A version of this article appears in print on Nov. 22, 2022, Section D, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: Sugar Alcohols Are in Many Sugar-Free Foods.

The affected product, Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup, is sold in 4-fluid-ounce (118 mL) amber bottles, identified by the UPC of 7-56184-10737-9. The affected lots are: Lot 0039, with an ...

And even if you don't recognize such names, you likely would by their brand names: Sweet n' Low, Equal, and Whole Earth. Another popular sugar substitute is sucralose, better known as Splenda.

DEAR DR. GOTT: I recently read your letter about the reader who uses a Tic Tac for nighttime dry mouth. I use Halls Sugar Free cough drops because I am diabetic. Please put this tip in your column ...