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Artificial Sweeteners

Answer 1

QUESTION: Artificial Sweeteners

ANSWER:

• The sugar substitute which is produced synthetically is known as artificial sweeteners.It can not be produced by nature.
• There are generally 5 approval artificial sweetners are present.These are follows:

1. Aspartame
2. Saccharin
3. Sucralose
4. Neotame
5. Acesulfame-K

1. Aspartame

• Aspartame is the combination of two amino acids such as aspartic acid and phenylalanine.It is a type of low calorie sweetener.
• It is generally 200 times sweeter than sucrose and it also increase the flavour of fruits and citrus.
• Too much accumulation of phenyl-alanine can cause health problem including mental retardation.

2. Saccharin

• Saccharin is the oldest artificial sweeteners.It is derived from the word Saccharine which meaning is Sugary.
• It is generally 300 times sweeter than sucrose and slightly bitter taste.
• Saccharin can not be absorbed and metabolized and It does not react chemically with other food.

3. Sucralose

• Sucralose generally produced by chlorination of sucrose.
• Sucralose is 600 times sweetener than sucrose.It is also very high intensity.

4. Neotame

• Neotame is the peptide derivative of aspartic acid and pheynl-alanine.It is also approved as flavour enhancer.
• It is quickly metabolized by human.
• Neotame is 7000 to 13000 times sweeter than sucrose and 30 to 60 times sweeter than aspartame.

5. Acesulfame-k

• Acesulfame-k is used in baking and cooking and it does not break down by heat.
• It can not be stored and metabolized in human body and it also applied in food as well as non-food products.
• It is 200 times sweeter than sucrose.
• When acesulfame react with gluose,sucrose,fructose and sucralose, it increases its intensity of sweetenes.

ADVANTAGES OF ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS:

• It does not breakdown in the body and it also non cloric.
• It also used for weight management.
• It control the sugar rate in the body.
• It is soluble in water and also heat stable.
• It enhance the taste and also prevent from promoting the tooth decay.

DISADVANTAGES OF ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS:

• Artificial sweetners can cause gastrointenstinal tract.
• Too much consumption of artificial sweeteners can cause brain damge.
• It also can cause obesity and cancer.

USES OF ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS:

• It is used in many food industries.
• It also used in many phrmaceuticals industries and cosmetic products.