3 ms·It's not considered an "artificial sweetener" as it's usually extracted from natural sources.by cwmma 2y agoIt's not considered an "artificial sweetener" as it's usually extracted from natural sources.basch 2y agoIt also has the same calories (or more) than sugar. It’s not used to make low calorie food.cwmma 2y agoYeah but it's orders of magnitude more sweet then regular sugar, so you use way less of it