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They are derived from the chemical synthesis of organic compounds. These compounds may or may not be found in nature. A list of artificial non nutritive sweeteners along with their potency and use are listed in Table 2.5. New artificial sweeteners are researched. These compounds are lowcost product and can be synthesized easily. So, in future, they will be the primary sweetening compound [19].

Table 2.5 List of artificial non-nutritive sweeteners.

Chemical name of sweetener	Trade name of the sweetener	Potency	Caloric value (cal/g)	Use
Acesulfame	Sunett, Sweet One	200 times sweeter than sugar	0	Used in different candies, desserts, baked goods.
Aspartame	Nutra Sweet	180–200 times sweeter than sugar	4	Used in soft drinks, chewing gum, frozen desserts, pharmaceuticals.
Neotame	-	8,000–13,000 times sweeter than sugar	0	Used in beverage, dairy products, baked goods, gums.
Saccharin	Sweet and Low, Sweet Twin, Sugar Twin,	300–700 times sweeter than sugar	0	Used in beverages and sometimes used together with aspartame.
Sucralose	Splenda	600 times sweeter than sugar	0	Used in frozen desserts, cookies, candies, baked products.