Artificial sweetners increase the risk of cancer, but some of my favorite brands have them! And I chew all the time.
Are there any healthy and yummy brands out there that have "xylitol" instead? (It's like an all-natural sweetner that is supposedly popular in Europe and slowly popularity in the US.)
2007-02-06 12:10:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
*is slowly gaining popularity
2007-02-06 12:11:38 · update #1
I assume you mean the sweetener called saccharin, which has been linked to cancer.
Excel (I think the equivalent is Eclipse in the US), trident, sugar free juicy fruit are all gums that use aspartame (don't know if you want to avoid this too) or aceulfame potassium instead.
Note: I live in Canada, where saccharin has been banned as a food additive since the late '70's, so these brands might contain saccharin in the US.
2007-02-06 12:26:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, here in the U.S. there are many different types of sugarfree gum. Xylitol, sorbitol and mannitol are sweeteners, and are probably better for us than either aspartame, Nutrasweet, or other synthetic sweeneners. Sugar really is the healthiest, though, since it is probably more "natural" than the others.
2007-02-13 21:28:25 · answer #2 · answered by baglady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't like any of those artificial sweetners since they are made from all kinds of different chemicals. I would rather have the real sugar. At least that is made from a plant.
2007-02-14 09:35:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is actually not enough of these sweeteners in the gum to worry about (as far as ingesting)
I stay away from aspartame because it gives me stomach cramps.
I wouldn't get all bent out of shape about it, it's nothing to worry about.
If you drink 12+ cans a day, of diet soda with aspartame in it, then maybe I would think about having a rat baby with two heads and no ears!
2007-02-12 00:40:05 · answer #4 · answered by Creepy Uncle Bob 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know about America, but most NZ ones use xylitol these days. btw, pva is the cheap way of making chewing gum, but i dont suggest trying it
2007-02-06 20:19:16 · answer #5 · answered by Only 1 Star 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RELAX. The artificial sweeteners in gum won't give you cancer!
2007-02-14 08:47:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
there are some gums out there (i presume) that has splenda and splenda is a sugar alternate. in other words, splenda is a whole lot better than the regular sugar.
2007-02-14 13:32:22 · answer #7 · answered by Roxas of Organization 13 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think Trident is pretty tasty. So is that Extra gum.
2007-02-06 20:33:35 · answer #8 · answered by TRULEY MADLY DEEPLEY 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It tastes like earwax
2007-02-06 22:58:20 · answer #9 · answered by TennisGrl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
RELAX. The artificial sweeteners in gum are not going to give you canceer
2007-02-11 16:45:43 · answer #10 · answered by TAT 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋