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sweetener; sweetening agent
A substance used to add sweetness to food or drinks. Covers both natural sweeteners like sugar and honey, and artificial ones like aspartame and stevia.
この飲み物には甘味料が入っている。
This drink contains sweetener.
人工甘味料を使わないお菓子を選んでいる。
I choose sweets that don't use artificial sweeteners.
最近は天然の甘味料を使った製品が増えてきた。
Recently, products using natural sweeteners have been increasing.
USAGE:
A technical-sounding word commonly encountered on food labels and in health discussions. Distinguished from 砂糖 (sugar), which is a specific sweetener, whereas 甘味料 is the broader category.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 人工甘味料 (artificial sweetener)
- 天然甘味料 (natural sweetener)
- 甘味料不使用 (sweetener-free)
- 甘味料を加える (to add sweetener)