Sugar substitute

A sugar substitute is a food additive that provides a sweet taste like that of sugar while containing significantly less food energy. Some sugar substitutes are natural and some are synthetic. Those that are not natural are, in general, called artificial sweeteners.

An important class of sugar substitutes is known as high-intensity sweeteners. These are compounds with many times the sweetness of sucrose, common table sugar. As a result, much less sweetener is required and energy contribution is often negligible. The sensation of sweetness caused by these compounds (the "sweetness profile") is sometimes notably different from sucrose, so they are often used in complex mixtures that achieve the most natural sweet sensation.

If the sucrose (or other sugar) that is replaced has contributed to the texture of the product, then a bulking agent is often also needed. This may be seen in soft drinks or sweet tea that are labeled as "diet" or "light" that contain artificial sweeteners and often have notably different mouthfeel, or in table sugar replacements that mix maltodextrins with an intense sweetener to achieve satisfactory texture sensation.

Sugar free (disambiguation)

Sugar free foods use sugar substitutes for sweetness.

Sugar free may also refer to:

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KBCS

KBCS-FM (91.3 FM) is a public radio station serving the Puget Sound region of Seattle, Washington, USA, and broadcasts in HD Radio at 91.3 MHz with an effective radiated power of 8,000 watts. A public service of Bellevue College, the 91.3 KBCS studios are located on the campus in the city of Bellevue, Washington. The station can be heard as far north as Marysville, Washington in Snohomish County, but it is trickier to pick up because of signal interference from CJZN Victoria, British Columbia, Canada who is also on (91.3 FM) can play's modern rock music.

A student sit-in protest led to the creation of the station. KBCS-FM went on the air on Monday, February 5, 1973 with 10 watts of power utilizing used equipment donated by Dorothy Stimson Bullitt of KING-FM. It remained student-run until 1988 when Bellevue College administrators hired a general manager for the station and adopted a community radio model. Over time, the station became self-sustaining, funded primarily by listener donations.

Sugar Free Farm

Sugar Free Farm is an ITV television show seeing 6 celebrities take on a sugar-free diet. The celebrities were: Loose Women host Jane McDonald, comedian Rory McGrath, The Chase star Mark Labbett, actress Tupele Dorgu, TOWIE star James Argent and dancer Jennifer Ellison.

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