noncaloric
adjective
non·ca·lo·ric
ˌnän-kə-ˈlȯr-ik 
: free from or very low in calories
a noncaloric drink
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That is what sweet taste does to you, and PLEZi achieves it with non-added sugar and the noncaloric sweeteners stevia and monk fruit extract.
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Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 9 May 2023
Cyclamate is a noncaloric sweetener discovered in 1937.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2022
To see if those same links applied to humans in the new study, the scientists selected participants from a potential pool of more than 1,375 people, ruling out anyone who consumed noncaloric sweeteners in their regular daily life.
—Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 19 Aug. 2022
Made primarily of almond flour and coconut milk, Sinless Donuts are sweetened with a noncaloric sugar alcohol called erythritol that has no effect on blood sugar, making each doughnut between 2.5 to 4.5 net carbs.
—Amanda Albee, Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2020
They were then presented with a daily choice between more alcohol or a solution of the noncaloric sweetener saccharine.
—Bret Stetka, Scientific American, 21 June 2018
They are sweetened with stevia, a noncaloric botanical sweetener.
—sandiegouniontribune.com, 3 Apr. 2018
But unlike the initial plan, the new proposal would cover not only sugary drinks but all sweetened beverages, including diet drinks — beverages with noncaloric sweeteners.
—Daniel Beekman, The Seattle Times, 27 Apr. 2017
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Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 9 May 2023
Cyclamate is a noncaloric sweetener discovered in 1937.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2022
To see if those same links applied to humans in the new study, the scientists selected participants from a potential pool of more than 1,375 people, ruling out anyone who consumed noncaloric sweeteners in their regular daily life.
—Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 19 Aug. 2022
Made primarily of almond flour and coconut milk, Sinless Donuts are sweetened with a noncaloric sugar alcohol called erythritol that has no effect on blood sugar, making each doughnut between 2.5 to 4.5 net carbs.
—Amanda Albee, Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2020
They were then presented with a daily choice between more alcohol or a solution of the noncaloric sweetener saccharine.
—Bret Stetka, Scientific American, 21 June 2018
They are sweetened with stevia, a noncaloric botanical sweetener.
—sandiegouniontribune.com, 3 Apr. 2018
But unlike the initial plan, the new proposal would cover not only sugary drinks but all sweetened beverages, including diet drinks — beverages with noncaloric sweeteners.
—Daniel Beekman, The Seattle Times, 27 Apr. 2017
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noncaloric
adjective
non·ca·lo·ric
-kə-ˈlȯr-ik, -ˈlōr-, -ˈlär-; -ˈkal-ə-rik
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or non-caloric
: free from or very low in calories
noncaloric beverages
Both sugar and the noncaloric sweeteners activated a brain region called the amygdala, which signals sensory pleasure.—Douglas Fox, The Los Angeles Times
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