Sweeteners/Novel & emerging

Glycerol

Catalogued · review in progressNovel & emergingE422

Sugar alcohol used as a humectant and bulk sweetener; ~60% sucrose sweetness, modestly caloric.

What we're working on

A full SweetSpot review for Glycerol is in progress.

This sweetener is catalogued in the SweetSpot database and recognised by our app, but we have not yet published our independent peer-reviewed write-up. Our reviews include the 0–100 score, glycemic and metabolic profile, FDA / EFSA / WHO regulatory status, and the literature we relied on. Read our scoring methodology for how we approach the work, or browse the in-depth reviews we've already published.