eli5: Why do companies combine several types of sweeteners instead of increasing the amount of one?

Question

eli5: Why do companies combine several types of sweeteners instead of increasing the amount of one?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

All sweeteners come with more than sweetness alone. Sugar is the most common sweetener but is also known to have unwanted side-effects. Some sweeteners have a unwanted aftertaste when consumed in higher quantities. Others have a bad reputation because we don’t know that much about their side-effects. So companies try to find ways to meet consumers demand.