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Non-nutritive sweeteners or sugar substitutes are not considered carbohydrates because they do not enter your blood as sugar and do not raise your blood sugar. Examples of non-nutritive sweeteners are aspartame, asulfameK, sucralose, stevia, and saccharine. Sugar alcohols are often contained in “sugar-free” products, and are considered carbohydrate because a portion of what is in the product does enter your blood as sugar. Examples of sugar alcohols are Xylitol, Sorbitol, and Mannitol.