Sweet Choices: Sugar Replacements for Foods and Beverages
Food technologists have a variety of sweeteners to choose from to replace sugar, completely or partially, in foods and beverages. Here’s a rundown of currently available choices.
Food technologists now have more sweeteners from which to choose than ever before. With the obesity epidemic and the public attention it currently receives, plus the increasing interest in foods with added benefits, sweeteners that allow for consumer-appealing labeling are of particular interest.
These sweeteners fall into two basic categories: those which are essentially calorie free, often referred to as low-calorie or intense sweeteners, and those which are significantly reduced in calories, w…
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