Canderel is a brand of
artificial sweetener made mainly from
aspartame
Aspartame is an artificial non-saccharide sweetener 200 times sweeter than sucrose and is commonly used as a sugar substitute in foods and beverages. It is a methyl ester of the aspartic acid/phenylalanine dipeptide with the trade names ...
. Canderel is marketed by
The Merisant Company
Merisant Company is an American manufacturer of zero/low-calorie sugar substitutes. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Merisant markets brands in over 90 countries including Equal a ...
, a global corporation with headquarters in
Chicago,
Illinois, also
Switzerland
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,
MexicoUnited Kingdom and
Australia
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.
Canderel was first marketed in
France in 1979. The name "Canderel" is a combination of ''candi'' (or
sugar cane) and ''airelles'' - the
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
word for
bilberries.
* "Canderel granular" ingredients:
maltodextrin,
aspartame
Aspartame is an artificial non-saccharide sweetener 200 times sweeter than sucrose and is commonly used as a sugar substitute in foods and beverages. It is a methyl ester of the aspartic acid/phenylalanine dipeptide with the trade names ...
,
acesulfame potassium,
flavouring.
* "Canderel tablets" ingredients:
lactose
Lactose is a disaccharide sugar synthesized by galactose and glucose subunits and has the molecular formula C12H22O11. Lactose makes up around 2–8% of milk (by mass). The name comes from ' (gen. '), the Latin word for milk, plus the suffix '' - ...
,
aspartame
Aspartame is an artificial non-saccharide sweetener 200 times sweeter than sucrose and is commonly used as a sugar substitute in foods and beverages. It is a methyl ester of the aspartic acid/phenylalanine dipeptide with the trade names ...
,
acesulfame potassium,
leucine,
cross-linked CMC,
flavouring.
Canderel is said to be interchangeable with sugar in a 1 to 10 mass ratio.
Aspartame-containing products made by NutraSweet / Merisant
* Canderel - sold in
Asia,
Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and
Mexico. It is the leading aspartame-based sweetener in
France (where it was launched in 1979) and the
United Kingdom (since 1983).
*
Equal
Equal(s) may refer to:
Mathematics
* Equality (mathematics).
* Equals sign (=), a mathematical symbol used to indicate equality.
Arts and entertainment
* ''Equals'' (film), a 2015 American science fiction film
* ''Equals'' (game), a board game
...
- first sold in the United States in 1982,
this brand is also sold in
Australia
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and
India.
* EqualSweet - sold in
Argentina
*
NutraSweet - used as an ingredient in many processed foods, drinks and tablets, in 1997 it also began to be marketed as a table sweetener in the
United States.
Merisant – About Merisant – The History of Equal and Canderel
See also
*Aspartame
Aspartame is an artificial non-saccharide sweetener 200 times sweeter than sucrose and is commonly used as a sugar substitute in foods and beverages. It is a methyl ester of the aspartic acid/phenylalanine dipeptide with the trade names ...
* Aspartame controversy
*Sugar substitute
A sugar substitute is a food additive that provides a sweetness like that of sugar while containing significantly less food energy than sugar-based sweeteners, making it a zero-calorie () or low-calorie sweetener. Artificial sweeteners may be d ...
References
External links
Canderel official web site
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