Chemical nomenclature of select non-nutritive sweeteners^[1-5]

Name	Trade name(s)	Chemical name
Aspartame	AminoSweet, Candarel, Equal, NatraTaste	N-(L-alpha-aspartyl)-L-phenylalanine, 1-methyl ester
Xylitol	XyloSweet, Ideal, PolySweet	Xylo-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol
Saccharin	Necta Sweet, Sweet n Low, Heremestas	2H-1lambda6,2-benzothiazol-1,1,3-trione
Sorbitol	Sorbitol, Sorbal	(2S,3R,4R,5R)-Hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol
Steviol glycosides	Stevia, NuStevia, Truvia, Purevia	19-O-beta-glucopyranosyl-13-O-(beta-glucopyranosyl(1-2)-beta-glucopyranosyl(1-3)-beta-glucopyranosylsteviol
Sucralose	EZ Sweet, Nevalla, Sweetzfree, Splenda	1,6-Dichloro-1,6-dideoxy-beta-D-fructofuranosyl-4-chloro-4-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranoside

References:

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Chemical nomenclature of select non-nutritive sweeteners[1-5]