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  • October 28, 2014

    Mannitol yet another sugar free sweetener

    In our occasional series looking at different sweeteners we have covered stevia and aspartame and their use in sugar free sweets.  This time I am looking at Mannitol This sweetener is found in nature and can be extracted from seaweed.  In the west it...

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  • October 21, 2014

    New sugar free sweets for October

    At sweetswithout we are always on the lookout for new sugar free sweets. Here are a few of the new sugar free sweets we now stock.   Avoiding carbs and sugar but still fancy a toffee?  We are proud...

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  • October 8, 2014

    Sugar free sweets that are good for your teeth

    It's hard to believe that there are sugar free sweets that are good for your teeth and a natural product.  This remarkable sweetener is called Xylitol.  We already sell Xylitol chewing Gum. Xylitol has been shown to reduce tooth decay. This is...

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  • September 30, 2014

    Why are Humbugs called Humbugs?

    A lot of people believe that mint humbugs are called that after Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens's Christmas Carol who kept saying "bah humbug".. Though the origin is not a hundred percent clear, it is believed to be derived from Northern...

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  • September 24, 2014

    New sugar free sweets

    We have got some new exciting sugar free sweets in our collection. I am particularly pleased to be stocking de Bron wine gums as these are chews that are gelatine free. For Mint lovers we have added Stockley's sugar free...

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  • September 10, 2014

    Why Sugar free sweets

    If the purists had their way we would be living in an ideal world where we ate only food that was "good" for us and other items would either be banned or taxed highly.  Would we really want to live...

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  • September 5, 2014

    Making rock sweets

    Though not sugar free this video shows how rock candy is made. The process looks highly skilled.  it must be very difficult to make the designs.  Working with candy is difficult because it is very hot to handle even with...

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