Artificial Sweeteners
12 products ranked by Scout score-
Whole Earth Erythritol#1 -
Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener#2 -
Swee-Tee Stevia Food Supplement#3 -
WHYZ Organic Monk Fruit Extract Powder#4 -
SweetLeaf Monk Fruit Organic Sweetener French Vanilla#5 -
NOW Foods Better Stevia - French Vanilla#6 -
Whole Earth Zero Calorie Sweetener Stevia Leaf Monk Fruit & Allulose#7 -
Durelife Pure Allulose Powder#8 -
Tropicana Slim Stevia#9 -
Pure Source Nutrition Sucralose Sweetener#10 -
Sugar Free Gold+ Sweetener#11 -
Splenda Zero Calorie Sweetener#12
Best artificial sweeteners right now
- Whole Earth Erythritol 80/100
Scout's analysis: Whole Earth Erythritol scores 80/100. Highlights: non-GMO, natural erythritol.
- Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener 80/100
Scout's analysis: Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener scores 80/100. Highlights: non-GMO, natural erythritol.
- Swee-Tee Stevia Food Supplement 80/100
Scout's analysis: Swee-Tee Stevia Food Supplement scores 80/100. Highlights: non-GMO, natural stevia.
What to skip
- Splenda Zero Calorie Sweetener 34/100
Scout's analysis: Splenda Zero Calorie Sweetener scores 34/100.
- Sugar Free Gold+ Sweetener 46/100
Scout's analysis: Sugar Free Gold+ Sweetener scores 46/100.
- Pure Source Nutrition Sucralose Sweetener 48/100
Scout's analysis: Pure Source Nutrition Sucralose Sweetener scores 48/100. Its only listed ingredient is sucralose, an artificial sweetener that Scout rates as bad. Microplastic risk is…
Ingredients to watch in artificial sweeteners
The flagged ingredients that show up most often across these 12 products. Each link opens Scout's analysis of the ingredient.
- Sucralose in 2 of 12
- Maltodextrin in 2 of 12
What the better artificial sweeteners have in common
- Monk Fruit Extract in 3 of 12
Common questions about artificial sweeteners
What scores highest in artificial sweeteners on Scout?
Whole Earth Erythritol leads Scout's artificial sweeteners ranking at 80/100, followed by Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener (80) and Swee-Tee Stevia Food Supplement (80). Scores compare products within the category on ingredients, processing, packaging and any lab results.
What should I avoid in artificial sweeteners?
Splenda Zero Calorie Sweetener scores 34/100, the lowest of the 12 products Scout has analyzed in artificial sweeteners; next lowest are Sugar Free Gold+ Sweetener (46) and Pure Source Nutrition Sucralose Sweetener (48). Each product page lists the ingredients behind the number.
What drags scores down in artificial sweeteners?
Across these 12 products the most common flagged ingredients are Sucralose, Maltodextrin. Each appears in at least two of the products ranked here.
How does Scout score artificial sweeteners?
Every product in artificial sweeteners gets one 1–100 score for comparison within its category: the full ingredient list judged by a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. Lab results are disclosed, not scored. Scout takes no payment for scores or placement.
How Scout scores artificial sweeteners
One 1–100 score per product, judged within its category: every ingredient on the label through a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. No brand pays for a score or a position on this list. Read the full methodology →