sweetening agent
Makes food sugary
A sweetening agent is any substance added to food or drink to make it taste sweet.
The term covers natural sweeteners like sugar and honey as well as artificial ones like aspartame and saccharin.
The recipe calls for a sweetening agent of your choice.
The phrase appears mainly in technical, regulatory, or ingredient-list contexts.
- table sugarRefined granulated sweetener
- cane sugarSweetener from tropical grass
- aspartameArtificial low-calorie sweetener
- erythritolLow-calorie natural sweetener
- maple syrupConcentrated sap sweetener
saccharin · honey · coconut sugar · date syrup · xylitol · high fructose corn syrup · agave nectar · stevia · sugar substitute · sucralose · palm sugar · sorbitol · allulose · lactitol · molasses · isomalt · raw sugar · sugar free
sweetening agentacidifier
Substance that adds sourness
astringent · quinine · citric acid · vinegar · lemon juice
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