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Home Economics: 08.3 - Food Additives > Sweeteners > Flashcards

Sweeteners Flashcards

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1
Q

Give three functions of sweeteners

A

Sweeten food
Sweeten specialist foods for consumers with diabetes
Intense sweeteners for low-calorie foods

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2
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Give an example of where sweeteners are used to sweeten foods

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Biscuits

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3
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Give an example of where sweeteners are used to sweeten foods for diabetes

A

Sugar-free chocolate

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4
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Give an example of where sweeteners are used as an intense sweetener in a low-calorie food

A

Diet drinks

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5
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Categorise sweeteners

A

Natural

Artificial

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6
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Give three examples of natural sweeteners

A

Fructose
Table sugar
Glucose syrup

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7
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What is the origin of fructose?

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Fruit, honey and vegetables

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8
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What is the origin of table sugar?

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Sugar cane and sugar beet

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9
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What is the origin of Glucose syrup?

A

Fruit and honey

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10
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Give a use of fructose as a sweetener

A

Canned vegetables

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11
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Give a use of sugar as a sweetener

A

Biscuits

Canned fruit

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12
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Give a use of glucose syrup as a sweetener

A

Sweets

Jelly

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13
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Give two types of artificial sweeteners

A

Intense sweeteners

Bulk sweeteners

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14
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What is an intense sweetener?

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A low kilocalorie sweetener which is used in small amounts as they are much sweeter than sugar

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15
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Give two examples of intense sweeteners

A

Aspartame

Saccharin

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16
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What is the origin of aspartame?

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Derived by chemically combining two naturally occurring amino acids: aspartic acid and phenylalanine

17
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What is the origin of saccharin?

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Coal tar

18
Q

Give a use of aspartame as a sweetener

A

Sweetening tablets or powder

19
Q

Give a use of saccharin as a sweetener

A

Sweetening tablets or powder

No-added-sugar canned vegetables

20
Q

What are bulk sweeteners?

A

High kilocalorie sweeteners that are used in small amounts as sugar due to similar sweetness strengths, they are used in diabetic foods as they do not require insulin to be broken down

21
Q

Give two example of bulk sweeteners

A

Sorbitol

Mannitol

22
Q

What is the origin of sorbitol?

A

Lichens

23
Q

What is the origin of mannitol?

A

Lichens

24
Q

What are lichens?

A

Plants found on rocks or trees made of fungus and algae

25
Q

Give an example of sorbitol as a sweetener

A

Sugar-free confectionary

26
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Give an example of mannitol as a sweetener

A

Sugar-free biscuits

Sugar-free chewing gum

Home Economics: 08.3 - Food Additives (12 decks)

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