A group of scientists in Japan has discovered that fermented stevia, a plant commonly used as a calorie-free sweetener, may ...

Fermented stevia with banana leaf bacteria kills pancreatic cancer cells in lab tests. A compound called CAME triggers cell death.

Recent research from the University of Colorado Boulder indicates that erythritol, a common sugar substitute, may harm brain ...

There are also various natural sweeteners and sugar substitutes that you can add to food and beverages that provide sweetness without the downsides of refined sugars. Examples of these alternative ...

Sugar alternatives like aspartame, sucralose, stevia, and monk fruit are increasingly found in foods you wouldn’t expect to contain them. And some of those products—such as ketchup, bread, and ...

Monk fruit and stevia are two natural sweeteners and sugar substitutes. Limited research suggests specific health benefits for both. Still, they vary in sweetness, uses, and safety. Ultimately ...

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Consuming a drink with erythritol — an artificial sweetener used to add bulk to stevia and monk fruit and to sweeten low-carb keto products — more than doubled ...

Natural Sweetener Alliance’s mission is to deliver scalable, sustainable and reduced-calorie sweeteners by leveraging Tate & Lyle’s sugar reduction expertise and Manus’ bio-conversion ...

Move Over Stevia—Monk Fruit is Here to Stay. As wellness trends move away from more commercially-available artificial sweeteners, monk fruit continues to fully stake a claim in the sweetener world.

Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. will offer drinks with a no-calorie natural sweetener after the Food and Drug Administration said it had no objection to the use of the product made from the stevia ...