These are useful in diabetic condition as a substitute of sugars
Naturally sugars are available with terpenoid, steroidal saponin polyols etc.
Some natural sweeteners are nutritive in nature like xylitol, mixtures of glucosylsorbitol and fructose etc
Some are non-nutritive also eg. Aspartame, saccharin, cyclamate etc.
Plant based natural sweeteners eg.stevioside, glycyrrhizin, neohespiridin, thaumatin etc
Natural sources
Leaf : Stevia rebaudiana
Stolon root: Glycyrrhiza glabra
Fruit and peel: Citrus aurantium, bitter orange, Thaumatococcus danielli, Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii