Sweeteners

Question 1

Give three functions of sweeteners

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Give an example of where sweeteners are used to sweeten foods

Answer 2

Biscuits

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Sugar-free chocolate

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Diet drinks

Question 5

Categorise sweeteners

Answer 5

Natural

Artificial

Question 6

Give three examples of natural sweeteners

Answer 6

Fructose
Table sugar
Glucose syrup

Question 7

What is the origin of fructose?

Answer 7

Fruit, honey and vegetables

Question 8

What is the origin of table sugar?

Answer 8

Sugar cane and sugar beet

Question 9

What is the origin of Glucose syrup?

Answer 9

Fruit and honey

Question 10

Give a use of fructose as a sweetener

Answer 10

Canned vegetables

Question 11

Give a use of sugar as a sweetener

Answer 11

Biscuits

Canned fruit

Question 12

Give a use of glucose syrup as a sweetener

Answer 12

Sweets

Jelly

Question 13

Give two types of artificial sweeteners

Answer 13

Intense sweeteners

Bulk sweeteners

Question 14

What is an intense sweetener?

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Give two examples of intense sweeteners

Answer 15

Aspartame

Saccharin

Question 16

What is the origin of aspartame?

Answer 16

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

Question 17

What is the origin of saccharin?

Answer 17

Coal tar

Question 18

Give a use of aspartame as a sweetener

Answer 18

Sweetening tablets or powder

Question 19

Give a use of saccharin as a sweetener

Answer 19

Sweetening tablets or powder

No-added-sugar canned vegetables

Question 20

What are bulk sweeteners?

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Give two example of bulk sweeteners

Answer 21

Sorbitol

Mannitol

Question 22

What is the origin of sorbitol?

Answer 22

Lichens

Question 23

What is the origin of mannitol?

Answer 23

Lichens

Question 24

What are lichens?

Answer 24

Plants found on rocks or trees made of fungus and algae

Question 25

Give an example of sorbitol as a sweetener

Answer 25

Sugar-free confectionary

Question 26

Give an example of mannitol as a sweetener

Answer 26

Sugar-free biscuits

Sugar-free chewing gum