According to Joy Wilson, a pro baker and cookbook author, cane sugar does more than just make your cake taste delicious.

Commonly marketed as Splenda, this ingredient is frequently found in diet sodas, baked goods, and chewing gum. It’s 600 times sweeter than sugar and calorie-free, but it may not be the miracle ...

In just five years Splenda, the sugar substitute, has grown from being a clever molecule designed to help people with diabetes to the dominant force in the artificial sweetener market. For sweet ...

The substance was developed in the 1990s in a quest for a more stable sweetener for processed products, and its use has steadily grown, she said. It's even used now in some lip cosmetics that have ...