Artificial sweeteners Flashcards
alternatives to sweeteners are known as AND regulaed by
sugar substitutes
- used instead of sucrose (gluclose + fructose = table sugar)
- regulated by food and drug administration
alternatives to sweeteners are known as AND regulaed by
sugar substitutes
- used instead of sucrose (gluclose + fructose = table sugar)
- regulated by food and drug administration
is there evidence linking artificial sweeteneers to cancer
- no clear evidence linking the two
aspartame other names
equal (blue packets)
nutrasweet
aspartame info
- regulated world wide
- 1996 study suggested linkage to brain tumours, later proven wrong
- limit 50 mg per day
aspartame found in
diet pops, beverages, toppings, gum, deserts, cookies
cyclamate other name
sugar twin
cyclamate inffo
0 created in 1937 by university of illinios Micheal Sveda
- non caloric
- good solubility- highly soluability in water
- good stability when used in baking
- banned in us in 1970, alhtough no proven health links
- experiment in rats showed risk of bladder cancer
- no relation to cancer
saccharin other names
sweet n low (pink packets
saccharin info
- oldest of all alternatives 1879
- approved world wide
- 1970 study showed bladder cancer in humans, not ever proven
sucralose other name
splenda
sucralose info
- +/- 3 chlorines creates it
- heat resistant, used in cooking
- used in hair colouring process
- found in beverages, gum, baked goods
tagatose other name
naturlose
tagatose info
- slightly altered form of simple sugar fructose
- found in ready to eat breakfast cereal, pop, energy bar, gum
- eventual fermentation in intestine has a beneficial prebiotic effect
stevia other name
sweet leaf
