sweetener

The brightly coloured drinks are designed to appeal to children - but most contain the naturally occurring sweetener glycerol, instead of sugar, to stop them freezing solid and give the slushy effect.

It doesn't make you fat, she says, and so is a potential sweetener and healthy substitute in fizzy drinks.

In South and Central America cacao is often served mixed just with water, but without any sweeteners it’s very bitter.

UPFs don’t resemble their raw ingredients and are typically high in refined sugars, salt, artificial colors, emulsifiers and sweeteners.

The US gave all four countries sweeteners in return for their cooperation.