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Which of these sweeteners has FDA approved as a food additive?

Sucralose. Stevia and monk fruit reached the market a different way.

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  1. Monk fruit extract
  2. Purified stevia extract
  3. Sucralose ✔

Why: Sucralose is on FDA's food additive list with sweeteners like aspartame and saccharin. Purified stevia and monk fruit extracts are allowed through GRAS notices, a different safety review route. All of them are permitted in food.

Huh, didn't know that: Saccharin was first discovered and used in 1879.

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Answer: Sucralose. Sucralose is on FDA's food additive list with sweeteners like aspartame and saccharin. Purified stevia and monk fruit extracts are allowed through GRAS notices, a different safety review route. All of them are permitted in food.

  1. FDA, High-Intensity Sweeteners www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/high-intensity-sweeteners
    Six high-intensity sweeteners are FDA-approved as food additives in the United States: saccharin, aspartame, acesulfame potassium (Ace-K), sucralose, neotame, and advantame.
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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