Tabletop sweeteners, from least to most processed

We track 10 tabletop sweeteners, 90% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Stevia Zero.

What makes tabletop sweeteners ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of tabletop sweeteners that contain each:

Processed food (1)

  1. 1 Stevia Zero Splenda NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (9)

  1. 2 Stockwell sweeteners Stockwell & Co NOVA group 4
  2. 3 Stevia with Erythritol Whole Earth · 350g NOVA group 4
  3. 4 Splenda Stevia Zero Calorie Sweetener Splenda NOVA group 4
  4. 5 Monk Fruit Splenda · 100 mL NOVA group 4
  5. 6 Sweeteners stevia Aldi NOVA group 4
  6. 7 Truvia Truvia · 360g NOVA group 4
  7. 8 Canderel Sugarly Canderel · 275g NOVA group 4
  8. 9 Use Like Sugar Nicks · 300g NOVA group 4
  9. 10 Stevia Leaf Sweet Granules Pure Via · 250 g 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.