sugar substitute

collocation in English

meaningsofsugarandsubstitute

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sugar
noun
uk
/ˈʃʊɡ.ər/us
/ˈʃʊɡ.ɚ/
a sweet substance especially from the plants sugar cane and sugar beet, used to make food and ...
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substitute
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/us
/ˈsʌb.stə.tuːt/
a thing or person that is used instead of another thing ...
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(Definition ofsugarandsubstitutefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsugar substitute

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He's the non-fatteningsugarsubstitutein your tea.
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As asugarsubstitute, it has approximately 27 kilocalories per teaspoon (sugar has 20) and is 60% as sweet as sucrose.
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Coconut sugar can be used as asugarsubstituteand is considered safe to use for diabetics.
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The two were the first to market and distribute thesugarsubstitutein powdered form.
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Norbu can be used as a sweetener for teas and coffees but also in baking and cooking as asugarsubstitute.
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He granted his approval for the use of thesugarsubstituteaspartame in dry foods and a tabletop sweetener.
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In 1899, the company began producing thesugarsubstitute, saccharin.
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This effect is due to miraculin, which is used commercially as asugarsubstitute.
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It can be used as a 1:1sugarsubstitutefor coffee, tea, baking, and cooking.
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The price of sugar substitutes, such as jam, syrup and confectionery, is not controlled, so that the average working-class household has already experienced definite hardships in this direction.
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The authors suggested reducing intake of sugars by using sugar substitutes instead.
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The sweetener may be sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, fruit juice, sugar substitutes (in the case of diet drinks) or some combination of these.
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An important class of sugar substitutes is known as "high-intensity sweeteners".
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The majority of sugar substitutes approved for food use are artificially synthesized compounds.
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Other sugar substitutes, such as aspartame and acesulfam, have also been found to not cause tooth decay.
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Other agents to prevent tooth decay include antibacterials such as chlorhexidine and sugar substitutes such as xylitol.
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Some sugar substitutes are natural and some are synthetic.
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He was a prolific writer on agriculture and horticulture, publishing treatises on flax, sugar substitutes, tobacco, hops, fruit trees, cactus, viticulture, medicinal plants, various flowers and ornamental plants, et al.
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Physically, candy is characterized by the use of a significant amount of sugar, or, in the case of sugar-free candies, by the presence of sugar substitutes.
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