Artificial Sweeteners Flashcards
1
Q
What are the substance that substitutes for natural sugar (sucrose).
A
Artificial sweeteners
2
Q
5 examples of artificial sweeteners
A
- Aspartame (C14 H12 N2 O5)
- Saccharin (C7 H5 N3 S)
- Sucralose (C12 H19 Cl3 O8)
- Alitame (C14 H25 N3 O4 S)
- Sorbitol (C6 H15 O6)
3
Q
1.Contains very few calories and combinations of two amino acids.
2.What are the two amino acids
A
- Aspartame
- Aspartic acid and phenylalanine
4
Q
No food energy and bitter or metallic aftertaste
A
Saccharin
5
Q
Replacement or combination with other artificial or natural sweeteners
A
Sucralose
6
Q
Clean sweet taste and no unpleasant aftertaste. It is blended with other sweeteners to maximize the quality of sweeteners
A
Alitame
7
Q
Polyhydric alcohol used as sweetening agent in many oral medicine liquids
A
Sorbitol
8
Q
- C14 H12 N2 O5
- C7 H5 N3 O8
- C12 H19 Cl3 O8
- C14 H25 N3 O4 S
- C6 H15 O6
A
- Aspartame
- Saccharin
- Sucralose
- Alitame
- Sorbitol