If sugar free candy really is sugar free, why is it so darn sweet?

I studied nutrition, and products and what goes into them... when things say "fat free" or "sugar free" in this case, it's not completely sugar free.

You know on the Nutrition Information on the side of stuff? And how it's like... per 2 cookies or whatever, for example. They lower the amount of grams (or cookies or tablespoons, or whatever measurement they have chosen) so that the sugar levels will read zero. So... when a product used to say Nutrition Information per 100g, and it had lots of sugar in it, what they did was go... Nutrition Information per 40g, until there's barely a trace of sugar.

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My parents are diabetic and they were told by doctors that sugar free candy has artificial sweetners called aspartame. Which makes the candy taste sweeter than candy with real sugar. Aspartame can also be dangerous due to the many substances and chemicals added as flavor. Aspartame is also added in foods as well such as dietary foods and low calorie suppliments.

Aspartame is an artificial sweetener. Although it has roughly the same number of calories per gram as table sugar (sucrose), it is around 200 times sweeter. It is also known by the brand names, Nutrasweet, Equal, Spoonful and Equal Measure.

Now reducing the chance of cavaties may decrease however the chances of Headaches/migraines, dizziness, seizures, nausea, numbness, muscle spasms, weight gain, rashes, depression, fatigue, irritability, tachycardia, insomnia, vision problems, hearing loss, heart palpitations, breathing difficulties, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, loss of taste, tinnitus, vertigo, memory loss, and joint pain may increase or occur from the artificial flavoring of sugar free candy and foods.

Sugar-free foods usually have aspartame, which is actually worse than sugar. There was a study done with mice who were fed aspartame and it put holes in their brains. It's in almost every gum out there and in every diet soda, so it's kind of scary. Splenda is also used, and it's just as bad as aspartame.

Just stick to sugar. It may have more calories but it's still healthier overall.

There are different types of chemicals like xylitol, which are sugar substitutes. They taste pretty much the same and don't pack all of the calories.

Also, if you chew two pieces of Trident White after eating and drinking, you could help build stronger teeth and white them, thus, fighting cavities.

But, always take preventative care when it comes to your mouth. Brush, floss, etc.

It's not really sugar free. And it won't reduce getting cavities.

On this day, people are smart now, they use many special chemical that acted like a sugar, but is actually not sugar, there are terms for it, but I do not know what they are called

no it will not reduce the chance of getting cavities because i mean it still has sugar in it but not sweet sugar get it but it is sweet cause all the ingredints they put in it its pretty obvious

sugar alternatives like splenda, sweet n' low and nutrisweet. Often times those taste sweeter than sugar.

They use sweeteners like splenda. I think you can still get cavaties cause it doesnt matter what you eat u will still get cavities if you dont brush your teeth atleast one time a day