Multiple choice The compounds likesorbitol & isomalt are the examples of antioxidants artificial sweetening agents edible covalent compounds synthetic detergents Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself B Correct answer Explanation An artificial sweetening agent is a food additive used for the purpose of sweetening food, but does not include aspartame, any sugar or other carbohydrate or polyhydric alcohols for example, sorbitol, isomalt, maltitol, lactitol and xylitol.