Artificial sweetener as preservative?

Hello Bromos, I wanted to know whether artificial sweeteners like stevia, xylitol act as preservatives? Thank you in advance

1. Food R&D Emeritus reply

   @Swati Gavimath No..

2. Swati Gavimath reply

   Thank you @roy

3. Vinod reply

   No, they don't act as preservatives like sugar .

4. Ogunleye Oluwadunsin Augustine reply

   No, they dont

5. Idris_Patel reply

   This is a misconception. Preservation is only achived by using chemical, thermal or physical means. Sweetness is derived by either natural sugar sources. Processed sugars or chemi…

6. Food R&D Emeritus reply

   Natural sugars have no preservation effect; but the small molecule like fructose had Aw lowering effect which others interpret as preservative effect.. Meanwhile high intensity sw…

7. TastesNatural reply

   Hi there, Swati Gavimath, As you can see from the well written responses above, artificial sweeteners do not act as preservatives. Preservatives can alter the taste of products, o…