artificially sweetened
English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]artificially sweetened (not comparable)
- (standards of identity) Sweetened with saccharin, sodium saccharin, or a combination of both.
Usage notes
[edit]Although the phrase generally refers to any food which has been sweetened with a substance not naturally appearing in the food, the term is construed much more narrowly under United States legal standards set forth by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.