Best alternatives to sugar: Natural sweeteners to satisfy your sweet tooth

Sugar is arguably the most demonised food item on the menu. 

Sugar-free substances from Coke Zero to Huel have gained a cult following, with many citing their lack of sugar as the reason for adding them to their shopping trolley. No sugar = no stress - right? Well, not necessarily.

There’s no doubt that the sugar scaries have spread. Sugar taxes have been introduced in over 40 countries since 2010 and in 2019, which has no doubt prompted more consumers to search for sugar alternatives such as sweeteners. A revealed that 60 per cent of all the soft drinks sold by Coca-Cola and 83 per cent of those sold