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The WHO is about to declare aspartame can cause cancer (www.vox.com)
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[–] 8 points 3 years ago (5 children)

No sugar added should mean no sweeteners added, but that's not the case unfortunately.

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  • [–] 24 points 3 years ago

    No sugar added usually just means it's full of sugar originally found in the product. A "no sugar added" apple juice will still have an insanely unhealthy amount of sugar.

    I don't know why you think it should mean no sweeteners. (most) sweeteners are categorically not sugar. If you want something not sweet, the label you're looking for is "unsweetened".

    Besides, sugar is much worse for you than any artificial sweetener.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    "Unsweetened" means no sweeteners added. "No sugar added" means no sugars, but maybe other sweeteners.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    "Unsweetened" is a subclass of "no sugar added" though, and so if you're really looking for "unsweetened", you still have to read the labels of all of the "no sugar added" products that chose that (more generic) label over the (more specific) "unsweetened" label.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Unsweetened is a subclass of "zero/no sugar". No sugar added is a completely separate thing.

    No sugar added does not mean the product doesn't contain sugar or that it's not sweet. It only means there was no extra sugar added during the preparation. A "no sugar added" fruit juice, jam or even ketchup is still going to be sweet.

    Something like pure maple suryp qualifies as no sugar added despite being 99% sugar.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago

    I see what you're saying. I think I said this in another comment, but my goal is just to avoid (overly-)sweet foods. From that standpoint, "unsweetened" is ideal. But "no sugar added" for something that's naturally somewhat sweet (such as tomato paste) is also acceptable. If I were to pick up tomato paste that said "no sugar added" but did have artificial sweeteners, I'd be horrified. So I guess the terminology is more straightforward if you're avoiding sugar, but it's less useful if you're avoiding sweetness.

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