NONCALORIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does noncaloric mean? 

• NONCALORIC (adjective)
  The adjective NONCALORIC has 1 sense:

1. of food have no (or few) calories

  Familiarity information: NONCALORIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NONCALORIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of food have no (or few) calories

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

a noncaloric drink

Pertainym:

nutritionist's calorie (a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food)

 Context examples 

There is currently not enough evidence related to the effects of noncaloric sweeteners on appetite, short‑term intake, and risk of suffering from cancer or diabetes, as shown by a study.

(Not enough scientific evidence linking noncaloric sweeteners with adverse effects on gut microbiota, University of Granada)

One of the main discoveries is that the only nonnutritive and noncaloric sweeteners that significantly alter microbiota are saccharin and sucralose, although their impact on human health is unknown and further research should be carried out in order to confirm said alteration.

(Not enough scientific evidence linking noncaloric sweeteners with adverse effects on gut microbiota, University of Granada)

Noncaloric sweeteners, like the rest of alimentary additives, are subject to a strict safety control carried out by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the U S Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and other international institutions such as the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

(Not enough scientific evidence linking noncaloric sweeteners with adverse effects on gut microbiota, University of Granada)