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Sorghum Bicolor Stalk Juice
Sorghum Bicolor Stalk Juice
Low concern
Sweetener equivalent in caloric/glycemic impact to sugar and molasses. Standard added-sugar caveats apply (overconsumption linked to dental caries, obesity, type 2 diabetes), but the ingredient itself is GRAS as a traditional food.
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12 products
What it is
Juice pressed from the stalks of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), traditionally boiled into syrup.
Natural sweetener; precursor to sorghum syrup/molasses.
Why it's flagged
- added sugar
What regulators actually say
"Syrups, sorghum is listed in USDA FoodData Central as a traditional sweetener food product."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Sorghum syrup is a traditional food, GRAS
European Union — EFSA
Traditional food, no specific additive evaluation
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