Syrups, sugar free

Sugar-free syrup is a pourable table syrup made with sugar substitutes and thickeners instead of sucrose or corn syrup, formulated to mimic the viscosity and sweetness of regular pancake syrup without the sugar. It is poured over pancakes, waffles and French toast, stirred into oatmeal, or used to sweeten coffee and iced drinks, and it behaves much like conventional syrup on the plate, pooling and soaking into porous foods the same way. Because it does not caramelize or brown the way sugar-based syrup does, it is used strictly as a table condiment rather than a cooking ingredient for glazes or baking.

An opened bottle keeps in the pantry or refrigerator depending on the label, and it does not need special handling beyond keeping the cap sealed to prevent it from drying out or crystallizing over time. Per 100 grams it has just 51 calories and 0.01 grams of sugar, far lower than regular syrup, though it does carry 210 mg of sodium per 100 grams from the preservatives and thickeners used to replace sugar's role. It works as a lower-calorie way to add sweetness to a breakfast dish without much added carbohydrate, at 12 grams of carbs per 100 grams, and a cup serving is 240 grams as sold.