sweetener

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It is best known today as a zero calorie natural sweetener, but research shows it also contains a wide range of bioactive compounds.

From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2026

“The U.S. administration has been more willing to take ownership stakes in other companies, and if the equity sweetener is generous enough, they may take the bait on this one as well,” writes D.A.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

It also has a subtle sweetness, without any added sweetener, with notes of dark chocolate.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2025

It is more difficult to judge whether a permanent abolition would have the same long-term impact on prices as the short-term sweetener of a stamp duty holiday.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

Produced by boiling juice extracted from sugarcane, it has long been used in making rum, as a major ingredient in making explosives, and as a sweetener.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler