Sugar substitute sucralose, orange for monk fruit extract (a natural sweetener), and green for stevia (also natural). In 1969, cyclamate was banned for sale in the US by the Food and Drug Administration. In 2017, sucralose was the most common sugar substitute used in the manufacture of foods and beverages; it had 30% of the global market, which was projected to be valued at $2.8 billion by 2021. A class of sugar substitutes is known as "high-intensity sweeteners." These are compounds with many times the sweetness of sucrose, common table sugar. As a result, much less sweetener is required and energy contribution
Stepnogorsk Scientific and Technical Institute for Microbiology Stepnogorsk Scientific and Technical Institute for Microbiology The Stepnogorsk Scientific and Technical Institute for Microbiology, also known as the Scientific Experimental and Production Base, was one of the premier biological warfare facilities operated by the Soviet Union. It was the only Biopreparat facility to be built outside of Russia proper, and one of the few ever visited officially by Western experts. Currently, the site conducts civilian biological research, overseen by director Vladimir Bugreyev. The United States Department of State and the U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation now provide significant funds supporting civilian research at Stepnogorsk. The facility was built