Artificial Sweeteners Flashcards

1
Q

What are the substance that substitutes for natural sugar (sucrose).

A

Artificial sweeteners

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5 examples of artificial sweeteners

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  1. Aspartame (C14 H12 N2 O5)
  2. Saccharin (C7 H5 N3 S)
  3. Sucralose (C12 H19 Cl3 O8)
  4. Alitame (C14 H25 N3 O4 S)
  5. Sorbitol (C6 H15 O6)
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3
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1.Contains very few calories and combinations of two amino acids.

2.What are the two amino acids

A
  1. Aspartame
  2. Aspartic acid and phenylalanine
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4
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No food energy and bitter or metallic aftertaste

A

Saccharin

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5
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Replacement or combination with other artificial or natural sweeteners

A

Sucralose

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6
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Clean sweet taste and no unpleasant aftertaste. It is blended with other sweeteners to maximize the quality of sweeteners

A

Alitame

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7
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Polyhydric alcohol used as sweetening agent in many oral medicine liquids

A

Sorbitol

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  1. C14 H12 N2 O5
  2. C7 H5 N3 O8
  3. C12 H19 Cl3 O8
  4. C14 H25 N3 O4 S
  5. C6 H15 O6
A
  1. Aspartame
  2. Saccharin
  3. Sucralose
  4. Alitame
  5. Sorbitol
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