Artificial sugar substitutes, from least to most processed

We track 11 artificial sugar substitutes, 100% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Stevia with Erythritol.

What makes artificial sugar substitutes ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of artificial sugar substitutes that contain each:

Ultra-processed food (11)

  1. 1 Stevia with Erythritol Whole Earth · 350g NOVA group 4
  2. 2 Zero Calorie Sweetener Volupta · 32 oz NOVA group 4
  3. 3 Half Spoon The Silver Spoon Company · 1kg NOVA group 4
  4. 4 Half Spoon Silver Spoon · 500 g NOVA group 4
  5. 5 Stevia In The Raw In The Raw NOVA group 4
  6. 6 Sucralose Granulated Sweetener The Pantry · 75 g NOVA group 4
  7. 7 Truvia Truvia · 360g NOVA group 4
  8. 8 Asucar Splenda NOVA group 4
  9. 9 Stevia Leaf Sweet Granules Pure Via · 250 g NOVA group 4
  10. 10 Salted Caramel Syrup The Skinny Food Co · 60ml NOVA group 4
  11. 11 Zero Calorie Maple Syrup Skinny Food Co · 425 ml NOVA group 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.